Baldwyn Elementary

Baldwyn Elementary is one of the close-knit primary schools in BALDWYN, Mississippi, one of the schools within Baldwyn School District, with 279 students on its rolls from grades K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 446 students per school, that is 37% smaller than typical.

Across the 2 schools in Baldwyn School District (739 students total), Baldwyn Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Baldwyn Elementary records that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 42% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Baldwyn Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Lee County's rate of about 66%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Lee County put median household earnings sit near $67,863, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lee County's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,808 students), Baldwyn Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Baldwyn High School, around 0.8 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Baldwyn Elementary operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 11%: 315 students in 2018 compared to 279 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

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