Holly Springs Intermediate School

Set in HOLLY SPRINGS, Mississippi, Holly Springs Intermediate School is a compact junior high, one of the schools within Holly Springs School District. It teaches 228 students across grades 4 through 6. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 452 students each, so Holly Springs Intermediate School sits 50% below that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in Holly Springs School District (993 students total), Holly Springs Intermediate School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Holly Springs Intermediate School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (88%). Beyond that, the school lists 6% White, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Marshall County as a whole is about 43% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Holly Springs Intermediate School lists 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.6:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 97% of students at Holly Springs Intermediate School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Marshall County put median household income runs about $53,458, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. Holly Springs Intermediate School is one of 15 public schools in Marshall County (combined enrollment of about 3,762 students).

Nearest neighbor: Holly Springs Primary School, around 0.2 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Over the past 7-year window. Holly Springs Intermediate School's enrollment has shrank 30% since 2018, when it stood at 328 (now 228). Black enrollment moved from 94% to 88% across the same window.

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