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Schools in Bethlehem

Bethlehem’s public schools

Marshall County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bethlehem. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/7schools above Mississippi’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Mississippi’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
27%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.7K
▼ 5% vs MS $12.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.6
MS 13.9
Schools in town
0
2,341 students on the public path
In brief

Bethlehem’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Bethlehem’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s 762 public schools. Potts Camp High School places highest (better than 49%); Galena School lowest (21%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Bethlehem, graded from C− to C−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools: Byhalia Middle School, H. W. Byers High School, Potts Camp High School and Galena School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Bethlehem, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–44 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC−
5–124 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Marshall County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Marshall County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 2,769 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (MS 13.9)
$11,747MS $12,392 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 41.7% · 1616 students tested
Math29%
State average 47% · 1547 students tested

Bethlehem vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Mississippi towns that share Bethlehem’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bethlehem—Marshall County

Every school in Bethlehem

7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Mississippi’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Bethlehemin other towns
Byhalia Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Byhalia
C−
515 students16:1Rate it →
Mary Reid School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Potts Camp
C−
270 students15:1Rate it →
H. W. Byers Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Holly Springs
C−
262 students17:1Rate it →
Galena School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Holly Springs
C−
138 students12:1Rate it →
Byhalia Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Byhalia
C
438 students16:1Rate it →
H. W. Byers High School
High · Grades 5–12 · Holly Springs
C
362 students11:1Rate it →
Potts Camp High School
High · Grades 5–12 · Potts Camp
B−
356 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Bethlehem’s schools

Are Bethlehem’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bethlehem. Marshall County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bethlehem. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bethlehem in?

Marshall County School District.

Where do Bethlehem kids go to high school?

One of four high schools, depending on your address: Byhalia Middle School, H. W. Byers High School, Potts Camp High School and Galena School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.