Charleston Middle School

Charleston Middle School operates as a small middle school in CHARLESTON, Mississippi, run under East Tallahatchie School District. Current enrollment sits at 208 students spanning grades 5 through 8. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 452 students each, so Charleston Middle School sits 54% smaller than that benchmark.

Within East Tallahatchie School District, which oversees 3 schools and 797 students, Charleston Middle School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Charleston Middle School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (84%); the rest reads as 8% multiracial, 7% White. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 61%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Charleston Middle School has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.3:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, census data for Tallahatchie County shows the typical household earns roughly $37,466 per year, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 20%. Charleston Middle School is one of 7 public schools in Tallahatchie County (combined enrollment of about 1,345 students).

Charleston High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Charleston Middle School.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Charleston Middle School has fell 40%, going from 345 students in 2018 to 208 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 17% to 7% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.