Eastside Elementary School

Eastside Elementary School, a substantial primary school in Clinton, Mississippi, part of Clinton Public School District, educates 747 students, covering grades 4 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 67% larger than the state mean of about 446.

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

Demographically, Eastside Elementary School shows that the largest single group is Black at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 33% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Hinds County as a whole is about 72% Black, so the school skews meaningfully less Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Eastside Elementary School reports 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. The state averages about 15.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Hinds County (around 88%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Zooming out to the county, Hinds County reports that median household income runs about $49,402, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Eastside Elementary School is one of 84 public schools in Hinds County (combined enrollment of about 32,870 students).

Nearest neighbor: Northside Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Eastside Elementary School.

Eastside Elementary School operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Eastside Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 12% since 2018, when it stood at 846 (now 747). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 41% to 33%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

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