📍 1020 Hwy. 4 East, New Site, Prentiss County, 38859
New Site High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New Site, Prentiss County. The school has 254 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Prentiss Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
New Site High School enrolls 254 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% White, 1.2% Asian and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 249 | 98% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
251 of the school's 254 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 171 qualify for free lunch and 80 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 Site 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 5, state house district 3.
New Site High School is one of 7 schools in Prentiss County School District, based in Booneville, Mississippi. The district serves 2,176 students district-wide and employs 209 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 254 students, New Site High School is smaller than the district average of about 311 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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