Clinton Junior High School

Clinton Junior High School is one of the heavily attended junior highs in Clinton, Mississippi, run under Clinton Public School District, with 862 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 452 students each, so Clinton Junior High School sits 91% larger than that benchmark.

Clinton Public School District comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 5,148 students; Clinton Junior High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Clinton Junior High School lists that Black students make up the majority at 57%; the rest is composed of 33% White, 5% Asian, 4% Hispanic. That is considerably less Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

Looking at school resources, Clinton Junior High School logs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Hinds County runs at roughly 88%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Hinds County put median household income runs about $49,402, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hinds County's 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,870 students), Clinton Junior High School is one campus in the mix.

Clinton High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Clinton Junior High School.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Clinton Junior High School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 865 (now 862). Class-load math has fell: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.