📍 1315 Martin Luther King Drive, P O BOX 350, Marks, Quitman County, 38646
M. S. Palmer High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Marks, Quitman County. The school has 215 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Quitman Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
M. S. Palmer High School enrolls 215 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 18.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% Black or African American and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 214 | 100% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
215 of the school's 215 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 215 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.
M. S. Palmer 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-20, state senate district 11, state house district 9.
M. S. Palmer High School is one of 4 schools in Quitman County School District, based in Marks, Mississippi. The district serves 835 students district-wide and employs 72 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 215 students, M. S. Palmer High School is close to the district average of about 209 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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