Coahoma County Jr High School

Coahoma County Jr High School is a micro-enrollment intermediate school in CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, operated by Coahoma County School District. The school works with 172 students in grades 7 through 8. That puts it 62% smaller than the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 452 students.

Coahoma County School District runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,009 students. Coahoma County Jr High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Coahoma County Jr High School reports that the largest single group is Black, at 65% of enrollment. Other groups include 32% multiracial, 2% White. By comparison, Coahoma County as a whole is about 74% Black, so the school skews meaningfully less Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Coahoma County indicate median household income runs about $37,461, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 31% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Coahoma County Jr High School is one of 15 public schools in Coahoma County (combined enrollment of about 3,518 students).

Coahoma County High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

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