📍 24442 Hwy 80, Lake, Scott County, 39092
Lake High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lake, Scott County. The school has 221 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 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Lake High School enrolls 221 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Black or African American, 48% White and 1.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 109 | 49% |
| White | 105 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
221 of the school's 221 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 221 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.
Lake 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-30, state senate district 31, state house district 78.
Lake 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 221 students, Lake High School is smaller than the district average of about 443 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote