📍 891 Bass Burkett Rd, Bassfield, Jefferson Davis County, 39421
Jdc High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bassfield, Jefferson Davis County. The school has 387 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson Davis Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jdc High School enrolls 387 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Black or African American, 8.3% White and 1.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 347 | 90% |
| White | 32 | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
387 of the school's 387 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 387 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jdc High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MS-30, state senate district 41, state house district 91.
Jdc High School is one of 5 schools in Jeff Davis County School District, based in PRENTISS, Mississippi. The district serves 1,217 students district-wide and employs 99 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 387 students, Jdc High School is larger than the district average of about 243 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant