Hickory Flat Att Center

Hickory Flat Att Center is a combined-grade school of tight-knit scale in Hickory Flat, Mississippi, run under Benton County School District, works with 435 students in grades K through 12.

Within Benton County School District, which oversees 3 schools and 909 students, Hickory Flat Att Center is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Hickory Flat Att Center records that nearly all students (83%) are White. The remainder consists of 11% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Benton County as a whole is about 61% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Hickory Flat Att Center reports 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.8:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Benton County shows median household income runs about $46,016, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Benton County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 909 students), of which Hickory Flat Att Center is one.

The closest other public school is Myrtle Attendance Center, roughly 5.9 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Hickory Flat Att Center operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 25%: 578 students in 2018 compared to 435 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 16% to 11%. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.