📍 400 East Border Ave., Wiggins, Stone County, 39577
Stone High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Wiggins, Stone County. The school has 722 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Stone Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 55.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Stone High School enrolls 722 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 55.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 21% Black or African American and 2.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 535 | 74% |
| Black or African American | 150 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 2.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
719 of the school's 722 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 450 qualify for free lunch and 269 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Stone 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-40, state senate district 47, state house district 107.
Stone High School is one of 4 schools in Stone County School District, based in Wiggins, Mississippi. The district serves 2,532 students district-wide and employs 178 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 722 students, Stone High School is close to the district average of about 633 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant