Booker T. Washington International Studies Magnet School

Booker T. Washington International Studies Magnet School operates as a compact K-5 school in CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, one of the schools within Clarksdale Municipal School District. Current enrollment sits at 247 students spanning grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 446 students per school, that is 45% below typical.

Booker T. Washington International Studies Magnet School is one of 7 schools operated by Clarksdale Municipal School District, a district that serves 1,857 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Booker T. Washington International Studies Magnet School logs that 82% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The remainder consists of 16% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Booker T. Washington International Studies Magnet School shows 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Coahoma County put the typical household earns roughly $37,461 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 31%. In all, Coahoma County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,518 students), of which Booker T. Washington International Studies Magnet School is one.

The closest other public school is J.W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 9%: 270 students in 2018 compared to 247 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 99% to 82% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 20.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.