Jerome W. Stampley 9th Grade Academ
Public high school, grade 9 · Clarksdale, Mississippi
Jerome W. Stampley 9th Grade Academ in Clarksdale, Mississippi enrolled 106 students in 2024-25 with 16.1 full-time teachers, 6.6 students per teacher against the Mississippi high-school median of 12.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 80-84% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Mississippi: 52.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was under 50% (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 44% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
190 students in 2022-23, 158 students in 2023-24, 106 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.0 to 16.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 190 | 16.0 | 11.9 |
| 2023-24 | 158 | 15.4 | 10.2 |
| 2024-25 | 106 | 16.1 | 6.6 |
6.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 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).
One counselor per 171 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Jerome W. Stampley 9th Grade Academ enrolled 171 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 51 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 171 of the 171 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions51
- Chronically absent39.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
64.2% of students were Black, 34.9% of two or more races, 0.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black64.2%
- Two or more races34.9%
- Hispanic0.9%
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, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Jerome W. Stampley 9th Grade Academ scored proficient or above: 80-84% in math, against 52.1% in math 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. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Mississippi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 80‑84% | 15% (2021-22) | 52.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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
under 50% of the 10 students in Jerome W. Stampley 9th Grade Academ'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 | under 50% | 75‑79% | 89.4% |
| Students in the class | 10 | 167 | 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 Clarksdale
3 public high schools in Clarksdale report 2024-25 enrollment; Jerome W. Stampley 9th Grade Academ is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarksdale High School | 473 | 17.0 | 99.2% |
| Coahoma County Jr/Sr High School | 345 | 13.8 | 100.0% |
| Jerome W. Stampley 9th Grade Academ | 106 | 6.6 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Jerome W. Stampley 9th Grade Academ
- Clarksdale High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.3 miles away: 473 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Coahoma County Jr/Sr High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.9 miles away: 345 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Compare Jerome W. Stampley 9th Grade Academ with Clarksdale High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Clarksdale Municipal School District spends per student$14,773 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,773
- The largest public schools in MississippiJerome W. Stampley 9th Grade Academ is the number 198 by size of 200 Mississippi high schools open in 2024-25.#198 of 200
- Mississippi schools by students per teacher6.6 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 12.6 for high schools.6.6:1
- 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 Jerome W. Stampley 9th Grade Academ
How many students attend Jerome W. Stampley 9th Grade Academ?
106 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 190 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Clarksdale, MS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Jerome W. Stampley 9th Grade Academ?
6.6 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 Jerome W. Stampley 9th Grade Academ a Title I school?
Jerome W. Stampley 9th Grade Academ ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Jerome W. Stampley 9th Grade Academ do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Jerome W. Stampley 9th Grade Academ scored proficient or above: 80-84% in math, against 52.1% in math 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Jerome W. Stampley 9th Grade Academ?
under 50% of the 10 students in Jerome W. Stampley 9th Grade Academ'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 Jerome W. Stampley 9th Grade Academ in?
Clarksdale Municipal School District, NCES district ID 2801050. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280105000126 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, 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.