Clinton Jr Hi School
Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Clinton, Mississippi
Clinton Jr Hi School in Clinton, Mississippi enrolled 862 students in 2024-25 with 58.6 full-time teachers, 14.7 students per teacher against the Mississippi middle-school median of 13.1. 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, 53% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 79% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Mississippi: 41.7% and 52.1%).
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 6%
871 students in 2022-23, 872 students in 2023-24, 862 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 55.0 to 58.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 871 | 55.0 | 15.8 |
| 2023-24 | 872 | 57.8 | 15.1 |
| 2024-25 | 862 | 58.6 | 14.7 |
14.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 75 of every 100 Mississippi middle schools
Among the 175 Mississippi middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. 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).
One counselor per 456 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Clinton Jr Hi School enrolled 912 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 132 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 456 of the 912 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions132
- Chronically absent19.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
56.5% of students were Black, 32.6% White, 5.3% Asian in 2024-25.
- Black56.5%
- White32.6%
- Asian5.3%
- Hispanic3.7%
- Two or more races1.6%
- American Indian0.1%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
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 Jr Hi School scored proficient or above: 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 79% 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 | 53% | 60% | 41.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 79% | 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.
Middle schools in Clinton
2 public middle schools in Clinton report 2024-25 enrollment; Clinton Jr Hi School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Jr Hi School | 862 | 14.7 | 35.2% |
| Lovett Elementary School | 375 | 15.6 | 37.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Clinton Jr Hi School
- Lovett Elementary SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 3.0 miles away: 375 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
- Florence Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 17 miles away: 556 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).17 mi
- Compare Clinton Jr Hi School with Lovett Elementary 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 Jr Hi School is the number 18 by size of 176 Mississippi middle schools open in 2024-25.#18 of 176
- Mississippi schools by students per teacher14.7 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 13.1 for middle schools.14.7:1
- 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 Jr Hi School
How many students attend Clinton Jr Hi School?
862 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 871 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Clinton, MS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Clinton Jr Hi School?
14.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Mississippi median for middle schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Clinton Jr Hi School a Title I school?
Clinton Jr Hi 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).How do students at Clinton Jr Hi School do on state tests?
The students tested at Clinton Jr Hi School scored proficient or above: 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 79% 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 district is Clinton Jr Hi School in?
Clinton Public School District, NCES district ID 2801090. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280109000132 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
- 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.