Clinton High School
Public high school, grades 10 to 13 · Clinton, Mississippi
Clinton High School in Clinton, Mississippi enrolled 1,339 students in 2024-25 with 87.3 full-time teachers, 15.3 students per teacher against the Mississippi high-school median of 12.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 58% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Mississippi: 41.7% and 52.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 92% (Mississippi: 89.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 36%
1,226 students in 2022-23, 1,290 students in 2023-24, 1,339 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 64.5 to 87.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,226 | 64.5 | 19.0 |
| 2023-24 | 1,290 | 64.7 | 19.9 |
| 2024-25 | 1,339 | 87.3 | 15.3 |
15.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 86 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.
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).
17 AP courses and one counselor per 291 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Clinton High School enrolled 1,164 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 86 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses17
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 291 of the 1,164 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions86
- Chronically absent16.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
59.5% of students were Black, 30.4% White, 4.9% Asian in 2024-25.
- Black59.5%
- White30.4%
- Asian4.9%
- Hispanic3.1%
- Two or more races2.1%
- 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 Clinton High School scored proficient or above: 58% in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Mississippi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 58% | 60% | 41.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | under 50% | 73% (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
92% of the 390 students in Clinton 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.
| This school | Its district | Mississippi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 92% | 89% | 89.4% |
| Students in the class | 390 | 406 | 31,998 |
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.
High schools in Clinton
2 public high schools in Clinton report 2024-25 enrollment; Clinton High School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton High School | 1,339 | 15.3 | 30.4% |
| Sumner Hill Jr Hi School | 396 | 12.7 | 37.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Clinton High School
- Sumner Hill Jr Hi SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.5 miles away: 396 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Florence High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 18 miles away: 718 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).18 mi
- Compare Clinton High School with Sumner Hill Jr Hi SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Clinton Public School District spends per student$9,681 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,681
- The largest public schools in MississippiClinton High School is the number 16 by size of 200 Mississippi high schools open in 2024-25.#16 of 200
- Mississippi schools by students per teacher15.3 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 12.6 for high schools.15.3:1
- 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 Clinton High School
How many students attend Clinton High School?
1,339 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,226 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Clinton, MS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Clinton High School?
15.3 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.Is Clinton High School a Title I school?
Clinton High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Clinton High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Clinton High School scored proficient or above: 58% in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% 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.What is the graduation rate at Clinton High School?
92% of the 390 students in Clinton 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.What district is Clinton High School in?
Clinton Public School District, NCES district ID 2801090. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280109000131 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.