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Kemper County High School

P. O. Box 429

Tel: (601)743-5292

Kemper County High School serves 509 students in grades 7-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is lower than the MS average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 54%.
Kemper County High School operates within the Kemper County School District.
Kemper County School District's 56% graduation rate is lower than the MS state average of 64%.

The student population of 509 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 37 teachers has grown by 5% over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.02 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	14:1	16:1

Black	99%	49%

White	1%	46%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

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.	0.02	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.	85%	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%

Kemper County School District's student population of 1,151 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 56% has decreased from 95% over five years.
The revenue/student of $12,953 is higher than the state average of $9,526. The district revenue/student has grown by 43% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $11,469 is higher than the state average of $9,407. The district spending/student has grown by 29% over four years.

School District Name	Kemper County School District
Number of Schools Managed	4	5
Number of Students Managed	1,151	2,139

Graduation Rate	56%	64%

District Total Revenue	$15 MM	$20 MM

District Spending	$13 MM	$20 MM

District Revenue / Student	$12,953	$9,526

District Spending / Student	$11,469	$9,407

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