Batesville Elementary School

Batesville Elementary School is an elementary-level community of roomy scale in Batesville, Mississippi, overseen by South Panola School District, educateing 741 students in grades pre-K through 1. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 446 students each, so Batesville Elementary School sits 66% larger than that benchmark.

Within South Panola School District, which oversees 6 schools and 4,220 students, Batesville Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Batesville Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Black, at 60% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 31% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. Roughly 88% of students at Batesville Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Panola County indicate median household earnings sit near $45,945, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. Batesville Elementary School is one of 13 public schools in Panola County (combined enrollment of about 5,323 students).

Nearest neighbor: Batesville Intermediate School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Batesville Elementary School has ticked up 10%, going from 671 students in 2018 to 741 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the Batesville Elementary School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.