Casper E Hall

As a low-enrollment K-5 school in Duncan, Mississippi, Casper E Hall works with 194 students from grades pre-K through 6, part of North Bolivar Consolidated. Enrollment runs roughly 57% below the state mean of about 446.

North Bolivar Consolidated comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 749 students; Casper E Hall is among them.

In terms of who attends, Casper E Hall records that 96% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Other groups include 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 63% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Casper E Hall tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Bolivar County put median household earnings sit near $39,585, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 27%. Casper E Hall is one of 19 public schools in Bolivar County (combined enrollment of about 4,415 students).

Nearest neighbor: Northside High School, around 6.4 miles off.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Casper E Hall's enrollment has edged down 27% since 2018, when it stood at 264 (now 194). Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.

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