Shannon High School
218 Cherry St
Shannon MS, 38868, Lee County
Phone: 662-767-9566
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Lee County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 57 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 58 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 543 | 598 | 627 | 687 | 712 | 681 | 908 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 128 | 23.6% | 139 | 23.2% | 153 | 24.4% | 179 | 26.1% | 234 | 32.9% | 200 | 29.4% | 214 | 23.6% |
| Grade 10: | 132 | 24.3% | 152 | 25.4% | 174 | 27.8% | 213 | 31.0% | 180 | 25.3% | 181 | 26.6% | 181 | 19.9% |
| Grade 11: | 118 | 21.7% | 149 | 24.9% | 169 | 27.0% | 142 | 20.7% | 152 | 21.3% | 145 | 21.3% | 156 | 17.2% |
| Grade 12: | 145 | 26.7% | 144 | 24.1% | 122 | 19.5% | 143 | 20.8% | 140 | 19.7% | 149 | 21.9% | 112 | 12.3% |
| Ungraded: | 20 | 3.7% | 14 | 2.3% | 9 | 1.4% | 10 | 1.5% | 6 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.3% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 275 | 50.6% | 277 | 46.3% | 287 | 45.8% | 333 | 48.5% | 360 | 50.6% | 339 | 49.8% | 475 | 52.3% |
| Female: | 268 | 49.4% | 321 | 53.7% | 340 | 54.2% | 354 | 51.5% | 352 | 49.4% | 342 | 50.2% | 429 | 47.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic: | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.4% | 10 | 1.1% |
| Black: | 391 | 72.0% | 408 | 68.2% | 432 | 68.9% | 476 | 69.3% | 490 | 68.8% | 472 | 69.3% | 579 | 63.8% |
| White: | 140 | 25.8% | 178 | 29.8% | 183 | 29.2% | 204 | 29.7% | 216 | 30.3% | 205 | 30.1% | 318 | 35.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.8% | 8 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 417 | 76.8% | 443 | 74.1% | 451 | 71.9% | 510 | 74.2% | 505 | 70.9% | 460 | 67.5% | 581 | 64.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 51 | 9.4% | 40 | 6.7% | 58 | 9.3% | 45 | 6.6% | 49 | 6.9% | 55 | 8.1% | 88 | 9.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.52 | 12.13 | 13.10 | 14.92 | 16.31 | 15.90 | 15.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCT2 | ||||||
| 2008 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 141.3 | 145.1 | 147 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 141.1 | 145.9 | 148.7 |
| 2008 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 144.1 | 145.5 | 146.6 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 144.1 | 145.8 | 148.3 |
| MST | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 44.3% | 39.3% |
| SATP2 | ||||||
| 2004 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 84.9% | 93.9% | 90.7% |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 97.2% | 98.2% | 91.6% |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 96.3% | 97.5% | 91% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 94.1% | 96.9% | 90.8% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 83% | 84.2% | 71% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 78% | 83.8% | 72% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 86.5% | 94.2% | 79.6% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 85.2% | 91.8% | 85.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 80.4% | 90% | 81.9% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 77.6% | 90.4% | 85.2% |
| 2004 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 90.1% | 94.3% | 89.2% |
| 2005 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 89.1% | 95.9% | 91.8% |
| 2006 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 85.6% | 93.9% | 93.3% |
| 2007 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 95.3% | 97.3% | 92.2% |
| 2008 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 82.3% | 90.5% | 87.9% |
| 2009 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 72.8% | 84% | 87.6% |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 74.5% | 87.2% | 86.2% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 50.3% | 69.5% | 74.7% |
| 2013 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 72.4% | 82.3% | 78.5% |
| 2004 | English II | End of course | % met std | 85.6% | 87.6% | 83.1% |
| 2005 | English II | End of course | % met std | 74.6% | 84.6% | 82.8% |
| 2006 | English II | End of course | % met std | 74.1% | 82.2% | 78.1% |
| 2007 | English II | End of course | % met std | 77.2% | 82.7% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | English II | End of course | % met std | 55.7% | 65% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | English II | End of course | % met std | 54.1% | 69.5% | 69% |
| 2010 | English II | End of course | % met std | 51.3% | 73.9% | 68% |
| 2011 | English II | End of course | % met std | 67.5% | 76.4% | 71.8% |
| 2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 50.3% | 70.5% | 73.1% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 50.3% | 72.4% | 73% |
| 2004 | US History | End of course | % met std | 84.6% | 93.9% | 95.7% |
| 2005 | US History | End of course | % met std | 96.6% | 97.7% | 96.4% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 96.8% | 97.2% | 95.9% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 93.5% | 96.4% | 93.9% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 91.7% | 96.4% | 94.3% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 88.7% | 95.4% | 96.9% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 86.5% | 93.7% | 93% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 89.2% | 93.2% | 93% |
| 2012 | US History | End of course | % met std | 57.5% | 72.3% | 72.9% |
| 2013 | US History | End of course | % met std | 64.2% | 78.4% | 81.3% |
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Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 62.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 31.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 27.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 72.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $38,758.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $29,703.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,208.0 |