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Yazoo City High School

1825 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr

Tel: (662)746-2378

Yazoo City High School serves 595 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the MS average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 54%.
Yazoo City High School operates within the Yazoo City Municipal School District.
Yazoo City Municipal School District's 54% graduation rate is lower than the MS state average of 64%.

The student:teacher ratio of 17:1 has increased from 16:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.00 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	17:1	16:1

Black	100%	49%

White	n/a	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.	n/a	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.	100%	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.	n/a	7%

Yazoo City Municipal School District's student population of 2,403 students has decreased by 8% over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 54% has decreased from 96% over five years.
The revenue/student of $7,933 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 $7,484 is less than the state average of $9,407. The district spending/student has declined by 6% over four years.

School District Name	Yazoo City Municipal School District
Number of Schools Managed	6	5
Number of Students Managed	2,403	2,139

Graduation Rate	54%	64%

District Total Revenue	$20 MM	$20 MM

District Spending	$19 MM	$20 MM

District Revenue / Student	$7,933	$9,526

District Spending / Student	$7,484	$9,407

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