📍 704 N Jordan Street, Carthage, Leake County, 39051
Leake Central High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Carthage, Leake County. The school has 612 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Leake Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Leake Central High School enrolls 612 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 35.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Black or African American, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 17% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 349 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 125 | 20% |
| White | 104 | 17% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 17 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
612 of the school's 612 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 612 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.
Leake Central High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-20, state senate district 18, state house district 48.
Leake Central High School is one of 6 schools in Leake County School District, based in Carthage, Mississippi. The district serves 2,408 students district-wide and employs 192 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 612 students, Leake Central High School is larger than the district average of about 401 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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