📍 218 Cherry St., Shannon, Lee County, 38868
Shannon High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Shannon, Lee County. The school has 525 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lee County School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Shannon High School enrolls 525 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Black or African American, 22% White and 3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 384 | 73% |
| White | 114 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 2.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
525 of the school's 525 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 525 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.
Shannon High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 8, state house district 16.
Shannon High School is one of 15 schools in Lee County, based in Tupelo, Mississippi. The district serves 6,343 students district-wide and employs 507 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 525 students, Shannon High School is larger than the district average of about 423 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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