📍 232 Highway 469 North, Florence, Rankin County, 39073
Florence High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Florence, Rankin County. The school has 719 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 47.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Florence High School enrolls 719 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 47.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 14% Black or African American and 5.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 570 | 79% |
| Black or African American | 100 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 5.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
716 of the school's 719 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 267 qualify for free lunch and 449 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Florence 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 35, state house district 62.
Florence 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 719 students, Florence High School is close to 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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