Byhalia Elementary School

Located at 172 Highway 309 North, in BYHALIA, Mississippi, Byhalia Elementary School is a medium-sized primary school that enrolls 515 students (grades K through 4), operated by Marshall County School District.

Marshall County School District comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 2,769 students; Byhalia Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Byhalia Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is Black (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 28% Hispanic, 26% White, 7% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Byhalia Elementary School records 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.2:1. The state averages about 15.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Marshall County indicate median household earnings sit near $53,458, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. Across Marshall County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,762 students), Byhalia Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Byhalia Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Byhalia Elementary School.

Byhalia Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Byhalia Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 30% since 2018, when it stood at 739 (now 515). Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 17% to 28%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

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