Best Public Schools in Ethel, MS

Summary:

The city of Ethel, Mississippi is home to a single public high school, the Ethel Attendance Center, which serves grades 7-12 and has a total enrollment of 260 students. The school is part of the Attala County School District, which is ranked 37th out of 130 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Ethel Attendance Center is a standout school in the area, consistently ranking among the top high schools in Mississippi. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school placed 6th out of 232 high schools, and in 2023-2024, it ranked 11th out of 228, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's 4-year graduation rate for 2022-2023 was 89.4%, significantly higher than the state average. Ethel Attendance Center also outperforms the district and state averages on several key academic metrics, including proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Algebra I, English II, Biology, and U.S. History.

Despite the school's academic excellence, 100% of its students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges faced by the community. However, the school's strong performance suggests it is providing a high-quality education to its students, even in the face of these challenges. While the school could potentially improve in a few areas, such as 8th-grade English Language Arts proficiency, its overall achievements make it a standout institution in the Ethel, Mississippi area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAAP English Language Arts (2025)		MAAP Mathematics (2025)		MAAP Algebra I (2025)	MAAP English II (2025)	MAAP Science (2025)	MAAP Biology (2025)	MAAP U.S. History1 (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Algebra I End of Course	MAAP English II End of Course	MAAP Science 8th Grade	MAAP Biology End of Course	MAAP U.S. History1 End of Course	Total
Ethel Attendance Center	Public	7-12	2178 College Street	Ethel	39067	Attala County	Attala County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 674-5673	230	26	8.9	98.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91.6	6^th of 232 public high schools	97.4%		87.2	11^th of 228 public high schools	95.2%	5	48.4	26.9	42.0	48.7	93.1	69.4	48.8	89.3	85.7	$19,207

Cities Near Ethel

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kosciusko	2.19 mi	7	77^th
Mc Cool	6.72 mi	1	7^th
Mc Adams	9.42 mi	1	108^th
Sallis	13.94 mi	1	125^th
French Camp	16.53 mi	1	13^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Mississippi Department of Education.

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