📍 501 E Choctaw Street, Magee, Simpson County, 39111
Magee High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Magee, Simpson County. The school has 405 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Simpson Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Magee High School enrolls 405 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Black or African American, 32% White and 2.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 256 | 63% |
| White | 131 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
402 of the school's 405 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 341 qualify for free lunch and 61 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Magee High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 77.
Magee High School is one of 9 schools in Simpson County School District, based in Mendenhall, Mississippi. The district serves 2,797 students district-wide and employs 235 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 405 students, Magee High School is larger than the district average of about 311 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote