📍 101 Charger Loop, Oxford, Lafayette County, 38655
Oxford High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Oxford, Lafayette County. The school has 1,345 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Oxford School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 82.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 93%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Oxford High School enrolls 1,345 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 82.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 36% Black or African American and 6.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 671 | 50% |
| Black or African American | 487 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 92 | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 40 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,342 of the school's 1,345 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 522 qualify for free lunch and 820 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Oxford High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 9, state house district 12.
Oxford High School is one of 7 schools in Oxford School District, based in OXFORD, Mississippi. The district serves 4,763 students district-wide and employs 330 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,345 students, Oxford High School is larger than the district average of about 680 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote