Jefferson Middle School

Jefferson Middle School operates as a low-enrollment 6-8 campus in Columbia, Mississippi, operated by COLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 329 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 27% below the state mean of about 452.

Within COLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 4 schools and 1,639 students, Jefferson Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Jefferson Middle School lists that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 45% Black, 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Jefferson Middle School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Jefferson Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 72% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Marion County's rate of about 89%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Marion County put median household income runs about $45,110, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Across Marion County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,667 students), Jefferson Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Columbia Primary School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Jefferson Middle School.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 12%: 373 students in 2018 compared to 329 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.

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