For the 2024-25 school year, there are 3 public high schools serving 632 students in Yazoo City Municipal School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Mississippi.
Public High Schools in Yazoo City Municipal School District have an average math proficiency score of 5% (versus the Mississippi public high school average of 55%), and reading proficiency score of 12% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Public High School in Yazoo City Municipal School District have a Graduation Rate of 77%, which is less than the Mississippi average of 89%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Yazoo City High School, with 75-79% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Mississippi or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Mississippi public high school average of 54% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MS)
# Schools
6 Schools
402 Schools
# Students
2,029 Students
155,957 Students
# Teachers
126 Teachers
11,907 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Yazoo City Municipal School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 148 school districts in Mississippi (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 75-79% has increased from 65-69% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#148 out of 148 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
4%
47%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
7%
42%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
8%
55%
Graduation Rate
75-79%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.04
0.59
# American Indian Students
n/a
993 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
9 Students
1,686 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
2 Students
7,015 Students
% Hispanic Students
n/a
4%
# Black Students
1,992 Students
70,513 Students
% Black Students
98%
45%
# White Students
8 Students
71,011 Students
% White Students
n/a
46%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
71 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
18 Students
4,668 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
20
304
# Students in K Grade:
120
1,689
# Students in 1st Grade:
148
1,712
# Students in 2nd Grade:
134
1,482
# Students in 3rd Grade:
193
1,434
# Students in 4th Grade:
100
1,481
# Students in 5th Grade:
171
1,765
# Students in 6th Grade:
210
1,978
# Students in 7th Grade:
108
5,036
# Students in 8th Grade:
167
6,005
# Students in 9th Grade:
173
37,163
# Students in 10th Grade:
170
34,858
# Students in 11th Grade:
165
30,163
# Students in 12th Grade:
105
28,431
# Ungraded Students:
45
2,456
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,057 in this school district is less than the state median of $12,143. The school district revenue/student has grown by 27% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,618 is less than the state median of $12,013. The school district spending/student has grown by 17% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$25 MM
$5,371 MM
Spending
$24 MM
$5,314 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,057
$12,143
Spending / Student
$11,618
$12,013
Best Yazoo City Municipal School District Public High Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Yazoo City High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1825 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr
Yazoo City, MS 39194
(662) 746-2378
Yazoo City, MS 39194
(662) 746-2378
Grades: 9-12
| 632 students
Rank: n/an/a
Alternative Learning Center
Alternative School
Magnet School
Magnet School
215 East 5th Street
Yazoo City, MS 39194
(662) 746-0985
Yazoo City, MS 39194
(662) 746-0985
Grades: 3-12
| n/a students
Rank: n/an/a
Yazoo City Voc Complex
Vocational School
Magnet School
Magnet School
1825 Martin Luther King Drive
Yazoo City, MS 39194
(662) 746-7642
Yazoo City, MS 39194
(662) 746-7642
Grades: 10-12
| n/a students
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