📍 2920 New Hope Road, Columbus, Lowndes County, 39702
New Hope High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Columbus, Lowndes County. The school has 807 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lowndes Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 54.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 96%. The school offers 2 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
New Hope High School enrolls 807 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 54.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Black or African American, 48% White and 1.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 391 | 48% |
| White | 384 | 48% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
804 of the school's 807 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 483 qualify for free lunch and 321 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
New Hope 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 17, state house district 37.
New Hope 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 807 students, New Hope High School is larger than the district average of about 526 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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