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Morton High School

238 East Fourth Avenue

Tel: (601)732-6210

Morton High School serves 396 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 19:1 is higher than the MS average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 55% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 54%.
Morton High School operates within the Scott County School District.
Scott County School District's 57% graduation rate is lower than the MS state average of 64%.

The student population of 396 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 21 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 19:1 has increased from 18:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.59 is more 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	19:1	16:1

Asian	n/a	1%

Hispanic	10%	3%

Black	45%	49%

White	45%	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.	0.59	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.	62%	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.	11%	7%

Scott County School District's student population of 4,036 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 57% has decreased from 96% over five years.
The revenue/student of $7,065 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 $7,477 is less than the state average of $9,407. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	Scott County School District
Number of Schools Managed	9	5
Number of Students Managed	4,036	2,139

Graduation Rate	57%	64%

District Total Revenue	$28 MM	$20 MM

District Spending	$30 MM	$20 MM

District Revenue / Student	$7,065	$9,526

District Spending / Student	$7,477	$9,407

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores