Belle-Shivers Middle School

Belle-Shivers Middle School is a compact 6-8 campus in Aberdeen, Mississippi, part of Aberdeen School District. The school works with 266 students in grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 41% leaner than the state mean of about 452.

Within Aberdeen School District, which oversees 3 schools and 924 students, Belle-Shivers Middle School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Belle-Shivers Middle School logs that nearly all students (94%) are Black. Beyond that, the school logs 3% White, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 100% 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 noticeably above Monroe County's rate of about 69%.

After controlling for student poverty, Belle-Shivers Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.6%.

In the area at large, census data for Monroe County shows median household earnings sit near $51,866, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Monroe County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,387 students), Belle-Shivers Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Aberdeen Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Belle-Shivers Middle School. On composite proficiency, Belle-Shivers Middle School comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 61.1%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Belle-Shivers Middle School has decreased 51%, going from 540 students in 2018 to 266 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.