📍 601 Tiger Drive, Batesville, Panola County, 38606
South Panola High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Batesville, Panola County. The school has 1,174 pupils enrolled. It is part of the South Panola School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 93.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 85%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Panola High School enrolls 1,174 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 93.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Black or African American, 35% White and 2.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 696 | 59% |
| White | 415 | 35% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 2.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 2% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,171 of the school's 1,174 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 884 qualify for free lunch and 287 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Panola High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-20, state senate district 9, state house district 10.
South Panola High School is one of 6 schools in South Panola School District, based in Batesville, Mississippi. The district serves 4,220 students district-wide and employs 332 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,174 students, South Panola High School is larger than the district average of about 703 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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