📍 201 W. First Street, Newton, Newton County, 39345
Newton High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Newton, Newton County. The school has 248 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newton Municipal School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.0:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Newton High School enrolls 248 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Black or African American, 2% Two or more races and 1.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 238 | 96% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 2% |
| White | 3 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
248 of the school's 248 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 248 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.
Newton 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-30, state senate district 31, state house district 84.
Newton High School is one of 4 schools in NEWTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in Newton, Mississippi. The district serves 782 students district-wide and employs 85 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 248 students, Newton High School is larger than the district average of about 196 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote