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Velma Jackson High School

P. O. Box 129

Tel: (662)468-2531

Velma Jackson High School serves 292 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 9:1 is lower than the MS average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority American Indian and Asian), which is more than the state average of 54%.
Velma Jackson High School operates within the Madison County School District.
Madison County School District's 76% graduation rate is higher than the MS state average of 64%.

The student population of 292 students has declined by 9% over five years.
The teacher population of 31 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 9:1 has decreased from 10:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.01 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	9:1	16:1

Black	n/a	49%

White	n/a	46%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

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.	0.01	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.	81%	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.	10%	7%

Madison County School District's student population of 12,780 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 76% has decreased from 99% over five years.
The revenue/student of $10,332 is higher than the state average of $9,526. The district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $9,618 is higher than the state average of $9,407. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	Madison County School District
Number of Schools Managed	22	5
Number of Students Managed	12,780	2,139

Graduation Rate	76%	64%

District Total Revenue	$130 MM	$20 MM

District Spending	$121 MM	$20 MM

District Revenue / Student	$10,332	$9,526

District Spending / Student	$9,618	$9,407

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