📍 238 East Fourth Avenue, Morton, Scott County, 39117
Morton High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Morton, Scott County. The school has 469 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Scott Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Morton High School enrolls 469 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% White, 32% Black or African American and 26% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 170 | 36% |
| Black or African American | 151 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 120 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
469 of the school's 469 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 469 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.
Morton 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-30, state senate district 31, state house district 75.
Morton High School is one of 9 schools in Scott County School District, based in FOREST, Mississippi. The district serves 3,989 students district-wide and employs 294 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 469 students, Morton High School is close to the district average of about 443 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant