Bailey APAC Middle School

Bailey APAC Middle School is one of the intimate middle-grades schools in Jackson, Mississippi, overseen by Jackson Public Schools, with 318 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 452 students per school, that is 30% below typical.

Across the 35 schools in Jackson Public Schools (16,870 students total), Bailey APAC Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Bailey APAC Middle School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (91%). The remainder consists of 7% White. By comparison, Hinds County as a whole is about 72% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Bailey APAC Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Hinds County (around 88%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the broader community, census data for Hinds County shows median household income runs about $49,402, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Bailey APAC Middle School is one of 84 public schools in Hinds County (combined enrollment of about 32,870 students).

Nearest neighbor: Northwest Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bailey APAC Middle School.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Bailey APAC Middle School's enrollment has contracted 18% since 2018, when it stood at 387 (now 318). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 today.

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