📍 1825 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, Yazoo City, Yazoo County, 39194
Yazoo City High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Yazoo City, Yazoo County. The school has 632 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Yazoo City Municipal School Dist school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. 1% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Yazoo City High School enrolls 632 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Black or African American, <1% Two or more races and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 626 | 99% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
632 of the school's 632 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 632 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.
Yazoo City High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 22, state house district 47.
Yazoo City High School is one of 6 schools in MS Achievement SD Of Yazoo City, based in Yazoo City, Mississippi. The district serves 1,824 students district-wide and employs 125 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 632 students, Yazoo City High School is larger than the district average of about 304 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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