Jefferson County Elementary

Jefferson County Elementary is a primary school of medium-sized scale in FAYETTE, Mississippi, operated by Jefferson County School District, caters to 512 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 3 schools in Jefferson County School District (1,083 students total), Jefferson County Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Jefferson County Elementary logs that nearly all students (99%) are Black. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 83% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Jefferson County Elementary records 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.6:1. The state averages about 15.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, Jefferson County reports that the typical household earns roughly $38,305 per year, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 33%. Across Jefferson County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,083 students), Jefferson County Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Jefferson County Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jefferson County Elementary has showed little movement, going from 509 students in 2018 to 512 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.