Casey Elementary School

Located at 2101 Lake Circle, in Jackson, Mississippi, Casey Elementary School is a close-knit elementary-level community that educates 308 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Jackson Public Schools. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 446 students each, so Casey Elementary School sits 31% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Jackson Public Schools, which oversees 35 schools and 16,870 students, Casey Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Casey Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (91%); the rest consists of 4% White, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Hinds County as a whole is about 72% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Casey Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Hinds County (around 88%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the surrounding community, census data for Hinds County shows median household income runs about $49,402, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Casey Elementary School is one of 84 public schools in Hinds County (combined enrollment of about 32,870 students).

MS School For The Deaf is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Casey Elementary School has ticked down 24%, going from 403 students in 2018 to 308 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 8% to 4% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.