Brookhaven Elementary School

Located at 300 S CHURCH STREET, in BROOKHAVEN, Mississippi, Brookhaven Elementary School is a close-knit elementary-level community that works with 368 students (grades 3 through 4), overseen by Brookhaven School District.

Within Brookhaven School District, which oversees 5 schools and 2,432 students, Brookhaven Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Brookhaven Elementary School logs that Black students make up the majority at 62%. Other groups include 28% White, 7% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Lincoln County as a whole is about 30% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Brookhaven Elementary School logs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Brookhaven Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Lincoln County (around 71%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Lincoln County indicate median household income runs about $51,119, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lincoln County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,327 students), of which Brookhaven Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: MS School Of The Arts, around 0.2 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Brookhaven Elementary School has shrank 28%, going from 509 students in 2018 to 368 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 70% to 62% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.