Summary:
The Amite County School District in Mississippi is home to a single high school, Amite County High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has consistently underperformed compared to state averages, ranking between 148th and 209th out of 226-232 Mississippi high schools in the past three school years and earning a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Amite County High School faces significant challenges, with a 89.4% four-year graduation rate and a 23.9% chronic absenteeism rate in the 2022-2023 school year. The school's proficiency rates on the MAAP exams are significantly lower than the state averages across all subjects, including a 22.5% proficiency rate in English II compared to the state average of 49.5% in the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, the school has a 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate, indicating a high percentage of students from low-income families.
Despite these challenges, Amite County High School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11:1, which is better than the state average. However, the school's consistently low performance, high poverty levels, and chronic absenteeism rates suggest a need for targeted interventions and strategies to improve student outcomes and better support the academic and social-emotional needs of its student population.
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