Newton High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 237 students
Newton County High School
16255 Hwy 503, Decatur, MS 39327
Grades
7–12
High
Students
768
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
11.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Newton County School District
Newton County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 199 Mississippi high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Mississippi high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Newton County High School
Newton County High School is a public high school in Decatur, Mississippi, serving grades 7–12. It is part of Newton County School District. The school is located in a remote rural area in Newton County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 768 students were enrolled, with about 11.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Mississippi high school (12.6 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 199 Mississippi high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 7–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 7–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 768 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.8 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Remote
- School district
- Newton County School District
- County
- Newton County
- NCES school ID
- 280315001135
Schools near Newton County High School
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.