Lowndes County Alternative School

Columbus · MS · Lowndes County School District · Public · K-12 combined

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New Hope High School → MCKELLAR VOCATIONAL CENTER → LOWNDES CO VOC COMPLEX → MS SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE → West Lowndes High School → Caledonia High School → WEST POINT VOC COMP → West Point High School →

This school enrolls few or no students in grades 9–12 — it's primarily an elementary or middle school. High-school measures like SAT participation and AP rigor don't apply.

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‍ Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)

Strong: experienced corps. New teachers rotate through but most have ≥3 years in.

% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)

0.0%

Strong attendance culture among teachers.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Your state's public flagship

University of Mississippi

98%

admit rate

$9,772

in-state tuition/yr · $28,600 out-of-state

1020–1210

SAT 25–75 · ACT 21–29

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $13,314/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Counselor capacity

Counselor FTE

1.0

Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.

Teacher FTE

Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
New Hope High School COLUMBUS	Public	0.2	787	-0.8%
MCKELLAR VOCATIONAL CENTER COLUMBUS	Public	5.4	—	—
LOWNDES CO VOC COMPLEX COLUMBUS	Public	5.5	—	—
MS SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE COLUMBUS	Public	6.3	240	+3.4%
West Lowndes High School COLUMBUS	Public	10.5	152	-7.9%
Caledonia High School CALEDONIA	Public	16.2	640	+0.6%
WEST POINT VOC COMP WEST POINT	Public	20.4	—	—
West Point High School WEST POINT	Public	20.5	829	-0.8%

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Lowndes County Alternative School is a public high school in Columbus, MS.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.