📍 644 South Frontage Road, Columbus, Lowndes County, 39701
West Lowndes High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Columbus, Lowndes County. The school has 246 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lowndes Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Lowndes High School enrolls 246 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Black or African American, 2.8% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 238 | 97% |
| White | 7 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
246 of the school's 246 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 246 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.
West Lowndes High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 17, state house district 41.
West Lowndes High School is one of 10 schools in Lowndes County School District, based in COLUMBUS, Mississippi. The district serves 5,261 students district-wide and employs 415 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 246 students, West Lowndes High School is smaller than the district average of about 526 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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