Galena School

Galena School operates as a very small elementary-level community in HOLLY SPRINGS, Mississippi, part of Marshall County School District. Current enrollment sits at 138 students spanning grades K through 8. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 446 students each, so Galena School sits 69% below that benchmark.

Galena School is one of 8 schools operated by Marshall County School District, a district that instructs 2,769 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Galena School logs that the largest single group is Black, at 72% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 16% White, 11% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 43% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Galena School has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Galena School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.6%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Marshall County indicate the typical household earns roughly $53,458 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Marshall County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,762 students), of which Galena School is one.

The closest other public school is Holly Springs Intermediate School, roughly 10.1 miles away. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Galena School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 48.2%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 16%: 119 students in 2018 compared to 138 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 86% to 72% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.