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Jefferson Davis County High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

891 Bass Burkett Rd, Bassfield, MS 39421 · (601) 943-5391 · Part of Jefferson Davis County School District

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Directions
Students
368
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Jefferson Davis County High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

On the path

Where Bassfield kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Jeff Davis County Middle Schoolin Prentiss
9–12Jefferson Davis County High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 34.8%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Mississippi’s 762 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

891 Bass Burkett Rd, Bassfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 990
Grade 1096
Grade 1190
Grade 1291
Ungraded1
Enrollment over time
369’20
395’21
387’22
392’23
368’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 76%Two or more races 16%White 8%Hispanic <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Jefferson Davis County High School from Bassfield families.

Other schools in Jefferson Davis County School District

The district →
J. E. Johnson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Prentiss
C−
335 students14:1
Carver Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bassfield
C+
252 students14:1
Jeff Davis County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Prentiss
262 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Mississippi’s other public schools; Bassfield’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.