Amite County Middle School

Amite County Middle School is a tiny middle school in Liberty, Mississippi, one of the schools within Amite County School District. The school instructs 144 students in grades 7 through 8. That puts it 68% below the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 452 students.

Within Amite County School District, which oversees 3 schools and 914 students, Amite County Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Amite County Middle School records that nearly all students (82%) are Black; the rest consists of 14% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Amite County as a whole is about 40% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Amite County Middle School has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Amite County indicate median household income runs about $37,222, roughly 11% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Amite County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 914 students), of which Amite County Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Amite County High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

On this page, the feed for Amite County Middle School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.