Kosciusko Senior High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Kosciusko, Mississippi
Kosciusko Senior High School in Kosciusko, Mississippi enrolled 579 students in 2024-25 with 40.9 full-time teachers, 14.1 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, 50-54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Mississippi: 41.7% and 52.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%
604 students in 2022-23, 588 students in 2023-24, 579 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 41.9 to 40.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 604 | 41.9 | 14.4 |
| 2023-24 | 588 | 39.6 | 14.8 |
| 2024-25 | 579 | 40.9 | 14.1 |
14.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 76 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).
1 AP courses and one counselor per 301 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Kosciusko Senior High School enrolled 602 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 50 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses1
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 301 of the 602 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions50
- Chronically absent19.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
62.0% of students were Black, 30.1% White, 4.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black62.0%
- White30.1%
- Hispanic4.7%
- Two or more races2.4%
- Asian0.7%
- American Indian0.2%
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 Kosciusko Senior High School scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% 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 | 50‑54% | 38% | 41.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 55‑59% | 43% (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
85-89% of the 162 students in Kosciusko Senior 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 | 85‑89% | 85‑89% | 89.4% |
| Students in the class | 162 | 162 | 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.
What to look at next about Kosciusko Senior High School
- Ethel Attendance CenterThe nearest public high school, 7.7 miles away: 230 students, 8.9 per teacher (2024-25).7.7 mi
- Leake Central High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 21 miles away: 592 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).21 mi
- Compare Kosciusko Senior High School with Ethel Attendance CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Kosciusko School District spends per student$13,195 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,195
- The largest public schools in MississippiKosciusko Senior High School is the number 84 by size of 200 Mississippi high schools open in 2024-25.#84 of 200
- Mississippi schools by students per teacher14.1 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 12.6 for high schools.14.1:1
- 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 Kosciusko Senior High School
How many students attend Kosciusko Senior High School?
579 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 604 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Kosciusko, MS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Kosciusko Senior High School?
14.1 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 Kosciusko Senior High School a Title I school?
Kosciusko Senior 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).How do students at Kosciusko Senior High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Kosciusko Senior High School scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% 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 Kosciusko Senior High School?
85-89% of the 162 students in Kosciusko Senior 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 Kosciusko Senior High School in?
Kosciusko School District, NCES district ID 2802340. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280234000460 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.