Leake County School District

111 West Main Street
Carthage, MS 39051
(District boundaries shown in map)
3/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2026 school year, there are 3 public high schools serving 832 students in Leake County School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Mississippi.
Public High Schools in Leake County School District have an average math proficiency score of 35% (versus the Mississippi public high school average of 58%), and reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Public High School in Leake County School District have a Graduation Rate of 87%, which is less than the Mississippi average of 89%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Leake Central High School, with 85-89% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Mississippi or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 87% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Mississippi public high school average of 57% (majority Black).

Overview

This School District
This State (MS)
# Schools
6 Schools
398 Schools
# Students
2,382 Students
152,437 Students
# Teachers
167 Teachers
11,703 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Leake County School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 147 school districts in Mississippi (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has increased from 80-84% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (MS)
#115 out of 148 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
35%
52%
24%
42%
27%
55%
87%
89%

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