Amory Middle School

Amory Middle School, a small middle-grades school in Amory, Mississippi, part of Amory School District, serves 348 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 23% leaner than the state mean of about 452.

Across the 4 schools in Amory School District (1,461 students total), Amory Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Amory Middle School shows that White students make up the majority at 55%; the rest looks like 34% Black, 8% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Amory Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 70% of students at Amory Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Monroe County put median household earnings sit near $51,866, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Monroe County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,387 students), Amory Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Amory High School, roughly 1.0 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Amory Middle School operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. Amory Middle School's enrollment has fell 13% since 2018, when it stood at 399 (now 348). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 64% to 55%. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.

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