Brookhaven High School

Public high school, 9 to adult education · Brookhaven, Mississippi

Brookhaven High School in Brookhaven, Mississippi enrolled 758 students in 2024-25 with 63.6 full-time teachers, 11.9 students per teacher against the Mississippi high-school median of 12.6. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 28% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Mississippi: 41.7% and 52.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 81% (Mississippi: 89.4%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 21%

769 students in 2022-23, 806 students in 2023-24, 758 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 52.6 to 63.6.

Students enrolled at Brookhaven High School by school year2022-23: 769, 2023-24: 806, 2024-25: 75802505007501k2022-237692023-248062024-25758
Students enrolled at Brookhaven High School by school year2022-23: 769, 2023-24: 806, 2024-25: 75802505007501k2022-237692023-248062024-25758
Students enrolled at Brookhaven High School by school year2022-23: 769, 2023-24: 806, 2024-25: 75802505007501k2022-237692023-248062024-25758
Students enrolled at Brookhaven High School by school year2022-23: 769, 2023-24: 806, 2024-25: 75802505007501k2022-237692023-248062024-25758
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2376952.614.6
2023-2480654.914.7
2024-2575863.611.9

11.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 64 of every 100 Mississippi high schools

Among the 197 Mississippi high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.6; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Mississippi high schools, 2024-25197 values from 6.6 to 27.0; Brookhaven High School 11.9; state median 12.6.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherBrookhaven High School 11.9state median 12.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Mississippi high schools, 2024-25197 values from 6.6 to 27.0; Brookhaven High School 11.9; state median 12.6.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherBrookhaven High School 11.9state median 12.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Mississippi high schools, 2024-25197 values from 6.6 to 27.0; Brookhaven High School 11.9; state median 12.6.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherBrookhaven High School 11.9state median 12.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Mississippi high schools, 2024-25197 values from 6.6 to 27.0; Brookhaven High School 11.9; state median 12.6.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherBrookhaven High School 11.9state median 12.6U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

7 AP courses and one counselor per 397 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Brookhaven High School enrolled 794 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 52 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses7
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 397 of the 794 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions52
  • Chronically absent32.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

66.2% of students were Black, 27.8% White, 2.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black66.2%
  2. White27.8%
  3. Two or more races2.8%
  4. Hispanic2.2%
  5. Asian0.8%
  6. American Indian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Brookhaven High School scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 28% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Mississippi, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMississippi
Reading and language arts, 2021-2235‑39%32%41.7%
Math, 2022-2328%37% (2021-22)52.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

81% of the 207 students in Brookhaven High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.4% across Mississippi. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMississippi
Four-year graduation rate81%81%89.4%
Students in the class20720731,998

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Brookhaven High School

  1. Ms School for the ArtsThe nearest public high school, 0.6 miles away: 104 students, 8.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Lawrence County High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 19 miles away: 529 students, 12.0 per teacher (2024-25).19 mi
  3. Compare Brookhaven High School with Ms School for the ArtsStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Brookhaven School Dist spends per student$12,335 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,335
  5. The largest public schools in MississippiBrookhaven High School is the number 63 by size of 200 Mississippi high schools open in 2024-25.#63 of 200
  6. Mississippi schools by students per teacher11.9 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 12.6 for high schools.11.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Brookhaven High School

  1. How many students attend Brookhaven High School?
    758 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 769 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Brookhaven, MS.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Brookhaven High School?
    11.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Mississippi median for high schools is 12.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Brookhaven High School a Title I school?
    Brookhaven High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Brookhaven High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Brookhaven High School scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 28% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Mississippi's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Brookhaven High School?
    81% of the 207 students in Brookhaven High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.4% across Mississippi. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Brookhaven High School in?
    Brookhaven School Dist, NCES district ID 2800840. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280084000092 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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