📍 160 Commodore Dr., Oxford, Lafayette County, 38655
Lafayette High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Oxford, Lafayette County. The school has 868 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lafayette Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 59.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lafayette High School enrolls 868 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 59.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 23% Black or African American and 2.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 638 | 74% |
| Black or African American | 196 | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
865 of the school's 868 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 361 qualify for free lunch and 504 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lafayette High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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-10, state senate district 9, state house district 13.
Lafayette High School is one of 5 schools in Lafayette County, based in Oxford, Mississippi. The district serves 2,854 students district-wide and employs 224 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 868 students, Lafayette High School is larger than the district average of about 571 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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