Alexander Junior High

Alexander Junior High operates as a small middle school in BROOKHAVEN, Mississippi, overseen by Brookhaven School District. Current enrollment sits at 340 students spanning grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 25% smaller than the state mean of about 452.

Across the 5 schools in Brookhaven School District (2,432 students total), Alexander Junior High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Alexander Junior High reports that Black students make up the majority at 72%. The remainder consists of 21% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Lincoln County as a whole is about 30% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Lincoln County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Alexander Junior High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.8%; this one delivers 45.0%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Lincoln County put median household earnings sit near $51,119, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Alexander Junior High is one of 12 public schools in Lincoln County (combined enrollment of about 5,327 students).

The closest other public school is Brookhaven High School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Alexander Junior High at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 59.9%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Alexander Junior High's enrollment has contracted 23% since 2018, when it stood at 441 (now 340). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 33% to 21%. Class-load math has rose: from 9.3:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

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