Bogue Chitto School

Bogue Chitto School operates as a reasonably sized unified-grade school in BOGUE CHITTO, Mississippi, run under Lincoln County School District. Current enrollment sits at 747 students spanning grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 527 students per school, that is 42% larger than typical.

Across the 4 schools in Lincoln County School District (2,791 students total), Bogue Chitto School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Bogue Chitto School records that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 17% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Lincoln County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Bogue Chitto School shows 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.8:1 average. Roughly 68% of students at Bogue Chitto School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bogue Chitto School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.1%, the actual is 67.0%, a residual of +4.9 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Lincoln County shows the typical household earns roughly $51,119 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. In all, Lincoln County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,327 students), of which Bogue Chitto School is one.

The closest other public school is Enterprise Attendance Center, roughly 4.8 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bogue Chitto School at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 63.2%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 4%: 715 students in 2018 compared to 747 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

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