Akin Elementary School

Set in Greenville, Mississippi, Akin Elementary School is a compact elementary school, operated by Greenville Public School District. It instructs 255 students across grades 1 through 5. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 446 students each, so Akin Elementary School sits 43% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Greenville Public School District, which oversees 10 schools and 3,264 students, Akin Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Akin Elementary School logs that Black students make up the majority at 78%; the rest is composed of 16% multiracial, 4% White.

On the income-and-resources front, Akin Elementary School reports 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.9:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, Washington County reports that the typical household earns roughly $42,165 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 22%. Across Washington County's 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,329 students), Akin Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Greenville High School, roughly 1.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Akin Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 42% since 2018, when it stood at 439 (now 255). The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 96% to 78% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

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