📍 3090 Highway 18, Brandon, Rankin County, 39042
Brandon High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Brandon, Rankin County. The school has 1,648 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rankin Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 105.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 93%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Brandon High School enrolls 1,648 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 105.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 33% Black or African American and 5.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 970 | 59% |
| Black or African American | 545 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 98 | 5.9% |
| Asian | 18 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,645 of the school's 1,648 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 567 qualify for free lunch and 1,078 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Brandon High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 30, state house district 60.
Brandon High School is one of 28 schools in Rankin County School District, based in Brandon, Mississippi. The district serves 18,196 students district-wide and employs 1,431 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,648 students, Brandon High School is larger than the district average of about 650 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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