Amite County High School

Amite County High School is a public high school in Liberty, Mississippi, serving 270 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Amite County School District, which is ranked 91 out of 130 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Amite County High School faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom half of Mississippi high schools over the past decade. The school's academic performance, as measured by state assessment proficiency rates, is well below the state average across multiple subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 43.3% in Algebra I, 22.5% in English II, 47% in Biology, and 73.5% in U.S. History, compared to the state averages of 67.3%, 49.5%, 62%, and 69.7%, respectively. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.9% to 34%, and lower-than-average graduation rates, fluctuating between 80.3% and 89.4% over the past few years.

Interestingly, the closest comparable school, South Pike Senior High School, located approximately 20 miles away in Magnolia, Mississippi, generally outperforms Amite County High School on academic measures, despite also performing below the state average. Additionally, Amite County High School's academic performance has shown a concerning trend of declining proficiency rates over the past few years. The school's high poverty levels, with a 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate, suggest that it faces significant socioeconomic challenges that may be impacting its academic outcomes and other metrics.