Cherokee Elementary

Cherokee Elementary is a compact primary school in Pascagoula, Mississippi, operated by Pascagoula-Gautier School District. The school works with 206 students in grades K through 4. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 446 students each, so Cherokee Elementary sits 54% leaner than that benchmark.

Pascagoula-Gautier School District comprises 17 schools with combined enrollment of 6,579 students; Cherokee Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Cherokee Elementary records that the largest single group is Black at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 27% White, 21% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 19% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Cherokee Elementary has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 74% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Jackson County's rate of about 59%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Jackson County) reports that median household income runs about $66,201, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Jackson County runs 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,712 students), of which Cherokee Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: William M Colmer Middle, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Cherokee Elementary's enrollment has decreased 16% since 2018, when it stood at 245 (now 206). Over the same period, the Black share rose from 40% to 46%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.