Ms School for the Arts

Public high school, grades 11 to 12 · Brookhaven, Mississippi

Ms School for the Arts in Brookhaven, Mississippi enrolled 104 students in 2024-25 with 12.0 full-time teachers, 8.7 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, 50% or more of its students tested were proficient in reading and under 50% proficient in math in 2021-22 (Mississippi: 41.7% and 47%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (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 21% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 17%

86 students in 2022-23, 84 students in 2023-24, 104 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 10.3 to 12.0.

Students enrolled at Ms School for the Arts by school year2022-23: 86, 2023-24: 84, 2024-25: 1040501001502022-23862023-24842024-25104
Students enrolled at Ms School for the Arts by school year2022-23: 86, 2023-24: 84, 2024-25: 1040501001502022-23862023-24842024-25104
Students enrolled at Ms School for the Arts by school year2022-23: 86, 2023-24: 84, 2024-25: 1040501001502022-23862023-24842024-25104
Students enrolled at Ms School for the Arts by school year2022-23: 86, 2023-24: 84, 2024-25: 1040501001502022-23862023-24842024-25104
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-238610.38.4
2023-248410.08.4
2024-2510412.08.7

8.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 94 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; Ms School for the Arts 8.7; state median 12.6.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherMs School for the Arts 8.7state median 12.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Mississippi high schools, 2024-25197 values from 6.6 to 27.0; Ms School for the Arts 8.7; state median 12.6.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherMs School for the Arts 8.7state median 12.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Mississippi high schools, 2024-25197 values from 6.6 to 27.0; Ms School for the Arts 8.7; state median 12.6.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherMs School for the Arts 8.7state median 12.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Mississippi high schools, 2024-25197 values from 6.6 to 27.0; Ms School for the Arts 8.7; state median 12.6.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherMs School for the Arts 8.7state 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).

2 AP courses and one counselor per 94 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ms School for the Arts enrolled 94 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses2
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 94 of the 94 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

54.8% of students were White, 31.7% Black, 8.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White54.8%
  2. Black31.7%
  3. Two or more races8.7%
  4. Hispanic2.9%
  5. Asian1.0%
  6. American Indian1.0%

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

In 2021-22, the students tested at Ms School for the Arts scored proficient or above: 50% or more in reading and under 50% in math, against 41.7% in reading and 47% in math across Mississippi. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Mississippi, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtMississippi
Reading and language arts50% or more50% or more41.7%
Mathunder 50%under 50%47%

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

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% or more of the 41 students in Ms School for the Arts'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 rate90% or more90% or more89.4%
Students in the class414131,998

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 Ms School for the Arts

  1. Brookhaven High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.6 miles away: 758 students, 11.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Lawrence County High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 20 miles away: 529 students, 12.0 per teacher (2024-25).20 mi
  3. Compare Ms School for the Arts with Brookhaven High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Ms School for the Arts spends per student$39,756 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$39,756
  5. The largest public schools in MississippiMs School for the Arts is the number 199 by size of 200 Mississippi high schools open in 2024-25.#199 of 200
  6. Mississippi schools by students per teacher8.7 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 12.6 for high schools.8.7:1
  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 Ms School for the Arts

  1. How many students attend Ms School for the Arts?
    104 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 86 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Brookhaven, MS.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ms School for the Arts?
    8.7 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 Ms School for the Arts a Title I school?
    Ms School for the Arts was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Ms School for the Arts do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Ms School for the Arts scored proficient or above: 50% or more in reading and under 50% in math, against 41.7% in reading and 47% 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, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Ms School for the Arts?
    90% or more of the 41 students in Ms School for the Arts'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 Ms School for the Arts in?
    Ms School for the Arts, NCES district ID 2800031. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280003101574 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: 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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