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Florence High School

232 Highway 469 North

Tel: (601)845-2205

Florence High School serves 702 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is equal to the MS average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 15% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 54%.
Florence High School operates within the Rankin County School District.
Rankin County School District's 71% graduation rate is higher than the MS state average of 64%.

The student population of 702 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 43 teachers has declined by 10% over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 has increased from 15:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.26 is less than the state average of 0.32. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(MS) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	16:1	16:1

Hispanic	n/a	3%

Black	15%	49%

White	85%	46%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	n/a	1%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.26	0.32

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	26%	67%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	8%	7%

Rankin County School District's student population of 18,824 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 71% has decreased from 99% over five years.
The revenue/student of $8,721 in this district is less than the state average of $9,526. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $8,350 is less than the state average of $9,407. The district spending/student has declined by 8% over four years.

School District Name	Rankin County School District
Number of Schools Managed	27	5
Number of Students Managed	18,824	2,139

Graduation Rate	71%	64%

District Total Revenue	$169 MM	$20 MM

District Spending	$162 MM	$20 MM

District Revenue / Student	$8,721	$9,526

District Spending / Student	$8,350	$9,407

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