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Byhalia High School

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Byhalia High School ranks 134 th of 224 Mississippi high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

134^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 224 Mississippi High Schools

Better than 40% of Mississippi high schools

Summary

Byhalia High School is a small, rural public high school in Byhalia, Mississippi, serving 428 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Marshall County School District. Nearly all students (99.3%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school among the highest-poverty high schools in the region. Despite this, the school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1, and its current state ranking of 134th out of 224 Mississippi high schools (40th percentile) shows modest improvement after a period of hovering near the lower-middle tier.

Academically, Byhalia shows a clear split. Algebra I is a relative strength: 63.3% of students scored proficient in 2025–2026, nearly matching the state average of 66% and surpassing Holly Springs High School (41.3%), H.W. Byers High School (56.5%), and Independence High School (60.0%). English II, however, remains a consistent weakness at 44.8% proficiency, below the state's 49.3%. The graduation rate of 84.3% is the lowest among nearby high schools and trails the district (87.9%) and state (89.2%) averages, though it has ranged between 84% and 90% in recent years, suggesting cohort-to-cohort variability.

One of the most encouraging trends is attendance: chronic absenteeism has fallen from 51.5% in 2021–2022 to 29.8% in 2023–2024. Byhalia sits just miles from wealthier DeSoto County schools like Lewisburg High School, Center Hill High School, and Olive Branch High School, which post graduation rates above 96% and serve much lower-poverty populations. Among schools with similar demographics, however, Byhalia is academically competitive—it outperformed H.W. Byers on the latest Algebra I, English II, and Biology exams, and its state ranking exceeds that of H.W. Byers High School. For parents, the picture is one of a school with real strengths in math, improving attendance, and clear opportunities to grow in English and graduation support.

428

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,353

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

278 Highway 309 North
Byhalia, MS 38611

(662) 838-2206

District: Marshall County School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

51.6%

Hispanic:

28.0%

White:

16.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 53rd percentile in 2023 → 40th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Mississippi average (54% vs 60% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 53rd-percentile peak (2023) to 40th (2026)

!Biology scores 12 pts below the Mississippi average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg50%

Mississippi avg60%

134^th of 224

Mississippi public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Marshall County School District

82^nd of 133Marshall County School District among Mississippi districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	134 of 224	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.0	153 of 232	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	157 of 228	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.3	107 of 226	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.8	187 of 228	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	164 of 231	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	164 of 233	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	170 of 233	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.4	169 of 237	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.3	173 of 231	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.6	174 of 226	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.5	151 of 236	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.0	163 of 238	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	21.5	199 of 241	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.3	190 of 244	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.7	200 of 235	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.1	212 of 235	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.9	180 of 235	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.7	157 of 232	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.5	183 of 232	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.2	177 of 232	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	56.7	114 of 232	50.9%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I63%-3 vs state

Biology51%-12 vs state

English II45%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MAAP English Language Arts (2026)				MAAP Mathematics (2026)				MAAP Algebra I (2026)	MAAP English II (2026)	MAAP Science (2026)		MAAP Biology (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Algebra I End of Course	MAAP English II End of Course	MAAP Science 5th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	MAAP Biology End of Course	Total
Byhalia High School	Public	9-12	278 Highway 309 North	Byhalia	38611	Marshall County	Marshall County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 838-2206	428	33	12.8	99.3%	70 (16.4%)	221 (51.6%)	120 (28.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	39.7	134^th of 224 public high schools	40.2%		34	153^rd of 232 public high schools	34.1%	19									63.3	44.8			51.3	$13,353
Center Hill High School	Public	9-12	13250 Kirk Road	Olive Branch	38654	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 890-2490	1,059	70	15.2	39.3%	335 (31.6%)	571 (53.9%)	105 (9.9%)	13 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.3%)	76.6	39^th of 224 public high schools	82.6%		82.1	34^th of 232 public high schools	85.3%	5									83.8	62.2			67.6	$10,069
Olive Branch High School	Public	9-12	9366 Sandidge Road	Olive Branch	38654	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 893-3344	1,058	76	13.8	51.6%	300 (28.4%)	559 (52.8%)	127 (12.0%)	13 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (5.5%)	72.9	47^th of 224 public high schools	79.0%		71	70^th of 232 public high schools	69.8%	23									83.6	47.0			81.9	$10,774
Desoto County Career Center East	Public	8-12	8890 Deerfield Dr.	Olive Branch	38654	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 893-0855	0	8	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lewisburg High School	Public	9-12	1755 Craft Road	Olive Branch	38654	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 890-6708	1,330	82	16.2	18.3%	1,006 (75.6%)	155 (11.7%)	84 (6.3%)	36 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	46 (3.5%)	90.4	5^th of 224 public high schools	97.8%		90.8	10^th of 232 public high schools	95.7%	5									90.7	70.6			82.1	$10,033
H. W. Byers High School	Public	5-12	4178 Hwy 72 East	Holly Springs	38635	Marshall County	Marshall County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 851-7826	362	33	10.8	99.2%	75 (20.7%)	185 (51.1%)	81 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	31.5	157^th of 224 public high schools	29.9%		42.4	138^th of 232 public high schools	40.5%	19	38.2	40.5	22.2	32.8	27.3	42.9	40.7	39.4	56.5	40.0	71.0	54.1	51.0	$14,125
Desoto Central High School	Public	9-12	2911 Central Parkway	Southaven	38672	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 536-3612	2,004	112	17.8	32.6%	693 (34.6%)	974 (48.6%)	155 (7.7%)	79 (3.9%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (5.0%)	74	44^th of 224 public high schools	80.4%		74.9	60^th of 232 public high schools	74.1%	16									74.2	63.1			68.8	$8,647
Marshall County Cte Center	Public	8-12	255 Mary Rahe Dr.	Holly Springs	38635	Marshall County	Marshall County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 252-4271	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Holly Springs High School	Public	9-12	165 North Walthall	Holly Springs	38635	Marshall County	Holly Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 252-4371	288	23	12.6	84.0%	4 (1.4%)	273 (94.8%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	18.6	187^th of 224 public high schools	16.5%		11.7	210^th of 232 public high schools	9.5%	23									41.3	28.3			52.5	$17,163
Holly Springs Career & Technical Center	Public	8-12	410 East Falconer	Holly Springs	38635	Marshall County	Holly Springs School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 252-2071	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Byhalia High School

What is the racial makeup of Byhalia High School?

Students at Byhalia High School are 52% African American, 28% Hispanic, 16% White, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Byhalia High School in?

Marshall County School District

Is Byhalia High School a good school?

Byhalia High School ranks 134^th of 224 Mississippi high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Byhalia High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 428 students attended Byhalia High School.

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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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