NEWTON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (NEWTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT SCH DIST.), Mississippi - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

NEWTON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is a High in Decatur, MS. It currently serves 792 students (grades 06-12). The school is part of the NEWTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in NEWTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT School District and all schools in Mississippi.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: High
Number of Students:792
Number of Teachers: 54
Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.63

Location Info

Location: 16255 Hwy 503, Decatur, MS 39327
Mailing Address: 16255 Highway 503, Decatur, MS 39327
Phone: (601)635-4261
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 10 146
Grade 11 118
Grade 12 112
Grade 6 0
Grade 7 123
Grade 8 128
Grade 9 154
Gender/Sex of NEWTON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 389 49.12
Female 403 50.88
Race/Ethnicity Demography of NEWTON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 44 5.56
Asian 3 0.38
Black or African American 177 22.35
Hispanic/Latino 18 2.27
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0.25
Two or more races 6 0.76
White 542 68.43
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 18 4.63
Black or African American 87 22.37
Hispanic/Latino 11 2.83
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.26
Two or more races 1 0.26
White 271 69.67
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 26 6.45
Asian 3 0.74
Black or African American 90 22.33
Hispanic/Latino 7 1.74
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.25
Two or more races 5 1.24
White 271 67.25

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 10 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 9 6.16
Black or African American 37 25.34
Hispanic/Latino 3 2.06
Two or more races 2 1.37
White 95 65.07
Grade 11 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 2.54
Black or African American 28 23.73
Hispanic/Latino 4 3.39
Two or more races 1 0.85
White 82 69.49
Grade 12 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 6 5.36
Black or African American 24 21.43
Hispanic/Latino 2 1.79
White 80 71.43
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 6 4.88
Asian 1 0.81
Black or African American 26 21.14
Hispanic/Latino 2 1.63
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.81
White 87 70.73
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 2.34
Black or African American 31 24.22
Hispanic/Latino 3 2.34
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.78
Two or more races 1 0.78
White 89 69.53
Grade 9 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 17 11.04
Asian 2 1.30
Black or African American 24 15.58
Hispanic/Latino 4 2.60
Two or more races 2 1.30
White 105 68.18