Bentonia Gibbs School

Set in BENTONIA, Mississippi, Bentonia Gibbs School is a medium-sized elementary-level community, part of Yazoo County School District. It educates 380 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Within Yazoo County School District, which oversees 4 schools and 1,216 students, Bentonia Gibbs School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Bentonia Gibbs School shows that 54% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 32% Black, 10% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Yazoo County as a whole is about 40% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Bentonia Gibbs School records 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Bentonia Gibbs School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Bentonia Gibbs School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.5%, the actual is 49.6%, a residual of +5.1 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Yazoo County shows median household earnings sit near $39,295, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Yazoo County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,040 students), of which Bentonia Gibbs School is one.

Nearest neighbor: East Flora Elementary, around 8.7 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 24%: 500 students in 2018 compared to 380 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

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