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Kemper County High School

Regular School · De Kalb, MS

Kemper County High School is a regular school school in De Kalb, Mississippi, serving grades 09–12 with 304 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 7.2:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
304
Teachers (FTE)
42.3
Student–Teacher Ratio
7.2:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 282 93%
Two or more races 11 4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 6 2%
White 4 1%
Hispanic/Latino 1 0%
Total enrollment 304 165M / 139F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency <=10% 35.7% 50
Reading Proficiency 20-24% 35.3% 70
Science Proficiency 25-29% — 81
4-Year Graduation Rate 90-94% —

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
None offered
Gifted & Talented
None offered
SAT/ACT Takers
97
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
94
30.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
60
19.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 304 100%

Contact & Location

PO Box 429

De Kalb, MS 39328

Phone: (601)743-5292

http://www.kempercountyschools.org

District

KEMPER CO SCHOOL DIST

Per-pupil expenditure: $25,476

District enrollment: 884

Other Schools in District

Related Data

NCES ID

280231001116

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD