Corinth Elementary School

Corinth Elementary School is one of the roomy K-5 schools in Corinth, Mississippi, one of the schools within Corinth School District, with 1,071 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 446 students each, so Corinth Elementary School sits 140% bigger than that benchmark.

Corinth School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 2,400 students. Corinth Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Corinth Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 29% Black, 19% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. By comparison, Alcorn County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Corinth Elementary School lists 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Corinth Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.7%; this one delivers 46.9%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Alcorn County) shows that median household income runs about $51,260, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Alcorn County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,626 students), of which Corinth Elementary School is one.

Corinth High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Corinth Elementary School at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 41.7%.

Corinth Elementary School operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Corinth Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 14% since 2018, when it stood at 1,250 (now 1,071). White enrollment moved from 55% to 40% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

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