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Yazoo County High School

Public Grades 9-12
169th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 232 Mississippi High Schools
Better than 27% of Mississippi high schools
Summary

Yazoo County High School is a public high school in Yazoo City, Mississippi, serving 417 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Yazoo County School District, which is ranked 96 out of 130 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Yazoo County High School has seen fluctuating graduation rates in recent years, ranging from 84.5% to 94.4%, these rates still fall short of the state average. The school also faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, which have ranged from 23.9% to 45.8%, and consistently lower test scores on the MAAP exams compared to state averages across all subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 34.9% in English II to 56.9% in U.S. History, compared to the state averages of 49.5% and 69.7%, respectively.

When compared to the nearby Yazoo City High School, which is part of the Yazoo City Municipal School District, Yazoo County High School performs better in terms of graduation rates and test scores, but both schools face significant challenges. Yazoo City High School has even lower test scores, with proficiency rates ranging from 14.7% in English II to 45.5% in U.S. History for the 2024-2025 school year. The high poverty rate, as indicated by the 100% free and reduced lunch rate at Yazoo County High School, suggests that the school faces significant socioeconomic challenges that may contribute to the observed academic and attendance issues.

400
Students ?
11.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,988
Per pupil spending ?
99.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 191 Panther Drive
       Yazoo City, MS  39194

(662) 746-1593

District: Yazoo County School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:
59.3%
White:
32.3%
Two or more races:
5.0%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Mississippi average (39% vs 66% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 24% Mississippi)
!English II scores 15 pts below the Mississippi average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school39%
District avg39%
Mississippi avg66%
169th of 232
Mississippi public high schools ?
Bottom 27%▼ down 2 pts since 2015
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
96th of 130Yazoo 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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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMississippi percentileRating
202525.5169 of 23227.2%★☆☆☆☆
202425.8171 of 22825.0%★☆☆☆☆
202318.2190 of 22615.9%★☆☆☆☆
202210.3214 of 2286.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202129.4159 of 23131.2%★★☆☆☆
201926.9171 of 23326.6%★☆☆☆☆
201826.3176 of 23324.5%★☆☆☆☆
201727.9167 of 23729.5%★★☆☆☆
201631.8160 of 23130.7%★★☆☆☆
201526.5161 of 22628.8%★☆☆☆☆
201464.477 of 23667.4%★★★☆☆
201351.3117 of 23850.8%★★★☆☆
201235.8168 of 24130.3%★★☆☆☆
201118.9214 of 24412.3%★☆☆☆☆
201029.5178 of 23524.3%★☆☆☆☆
200941.6155 of 23534.0%★★☆☆☆
200837.4161 of 23531.5%★★☆☆☆
200736.8170 of 23226.7%★☆☆☆☆
200631.5180 of 23222.4%★☆☆☆☆
200530.2186 of 23219.8%★☆☆☆☆
200413.6218 of 2326.0%☆☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?
U.S. History157%-13 vs state
Algebra I54%-14 vs state
Biology53%-9 vs state
English II35%-15 vs state

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Yazoo County High School ranks 169th of 232 Mississippi high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended Yazoo County High School.

Students at Yazoo County High School are 59% African American, 32% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian.


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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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