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Neshoba Central High School

๐Ÿ“ 1123 Golf Course Road, Philadelphia, Neshoba County, 39350

948
Pupils
15.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Neshoba Central High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Neshoba County. The school has 948 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Neshoba County School District school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 61.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 81%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Neshoba County School District

Enrollment & staffing

Neshoba Central High School enrolls 948 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 61.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.

Male students
446 (47%)
Female students
502 (53%)
Teachers (FTE)
61.3
Student-teacher ratio
15.4:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 18% Black or African American and 14% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White55358%
Black or African American17418%
American Indian or Alaska Native13014%
Two or more races727.6%
Hispanic or Latino141.5%
Asian5<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

945 of the school's 948 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 581 qualify for free lunch and 364 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Town, RemoteGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Neshoba Central 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-30, state senate district 18, state house district 44.

School district: Neshoba County Schools

Neshoba Central High School is one of 3 schools in Neshoba County Schools, based in Philadelphia, Mississippi. The district serves 2,972 students district-wide and employs 209 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 948 students, Neshoba Central High School is close to the district average of about 991 students per school.

2,972
District students
3
Schools
209
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

40%
Reading proficient
44%
Math proficient
81%
Graduation rate
18%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Town - Remote

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