S V Marshall High School, part of the Holmes County School District, is located in Lexington, Mississippi. The school reports an enrollment number of 290 students in grades nine through 12, and it has 26 teachers on staff.

S V Marshall High School is above both the state and district averages in terms of the percentage of its students who are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches. On average, 64 percent of students in Mississippi are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, whereas 99 percent of S V Marshall High School students are eligible. At the district level, 98 percent of students are eligible.

ProPublica's analysis found that all too often, states and schools provide poor students fewer educational programs like Advanced Placement, gifted and talented programs, and advanced math and science classes. Studies have linked participation in these programs with better outcomes later in life. Our analysis uses free and reduced-price lunch to estimate poverty at schools. We based our findings on the most comprehensive data set of access to advanced classes and special programs in U.S. public schools — known as the Civil Rights Data Set— released by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.

S V Marshall High School offers four AP courses, and 12 percent of students participate in those classes.

S V Marshall High School enrolls 7 percent of students in physics classes, and 19 percent of students take chemistry.

Desoto Central High School, in Southaven, Mississippi, is a lower-poverty school than S V Marshall High School, with 16 percent of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school offers eight AP courses, and 7 percent of students are enrolled in those classs.

These data points were reported by schools and districts to the Office for Civil Rights. For more information about the data, see our full methodology.

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