French Camp Elementary

Located at 300 Church Street, in FRENCH CAMP, Mississippi, French Camp Elementary is an one-room-style K-5 school that enrolls 118 students (grades K through 6), run under Choctaw County Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 74% leaner than the state mean of about 446.

Choctaw County Schools runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,233 students. French Camp Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, French Camp Elementary shows that White students make up the majority at 79%. Beyond that, the school records 19% Black. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Choctaw County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $50,919 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. French Camp Elementary is one of 5 public schools in Choctaw County (combined enrollment of about 1,233 students).

The closest other public school is Weir Elementary School, roughly 6.6 miles away.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at French Camp Elementary has shrank 33%, going from 176 students in 2018 to 118 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 86% to 79%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

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