Corinth Middle School

Corinth Middle School is a 6-8 campus of roomy scale in CORINTH, Mississippi, part of Corinth School District, hosting 719 students in grades 5 through 8. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 452 students each, so Corinth Middle School sits 59% larger than that benchmark.

Within Corinth School District, which oversees 3 schools and 2,400 students, Corinth Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Corinth Middle School reports that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 28% Black, 17% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

In terms of school funding signals, Corinth Middle School reports 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.4:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Alcorn County indicate median household earnings sit near $51,260, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Corinth Middle School is one of 13 public schools in Alcorn County (combined enrollment of about 5,626 students).

Corinth High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Corinth Middle School.

Corinth Middle School operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Corinth Middle School has fell 5%, going from 756 students in 2018 to 719 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 55% to 46% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.