Ethel Attendance Center

Ethel Attendance Center, a micro-enrollment 9-12 campus in ETHEL, Mississippi, run under Attala County Schools, enrolls 230 students, covering grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 651 students each, so Ethel Attendance Center sits 65% below that benchmark.

Ethel Attendance Center is one of 4 schools operated by Attala County Schools, a district that instructs 952 students overall.

Looking at school resources, Ethel Attendance Center logs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.9:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Attala County (around 87%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Ethel Attendance Center is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 47.8%; this one delivers 65.1%, a residual of +17.3 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Attala County put median household income runs about $51,639, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ethel Attendance Center is one of 11 public schools in Attala County (combined enrollment of about 2,925 students).

The closest other public school is Greenlee Attendance Center, roughly 1.6 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Ethel Attendance Center operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Ethel Attendance Center's enrollment has shrank 9% since 2018, when it stood at 252 (now 230). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 8.9:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.