Clausell Elementary School

Clausell Elementary School is a low-enrollment K-5 school in Jackson, Mississippi, part of Jackson Public Schools. The school works with 231 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 48% leaner than the state mean of about 446.

Clausell Elementary School is one of 35 schools operated by Jackson Public Schools, a district that educates 16,870 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Clausell Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (98%). The wider county runs roughly 72% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at Clausell Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Hinds County runs at roughly 88%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, Hinds County reports that median household earnings sit near $49,402, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Across Hinds County's 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,870 students), Clausell Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Provine High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Clausell Elementary School operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. Clausell Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 29% since 2018, when it stood at 324 (now 231). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.