Jimmie M Goodloe Elementary

Jimmie M Goodloe Elementary, a small primary school in Canton, Mississippi, overseen by Canton Public Schools, works with 366 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Canton Public Schools comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,157 students; Jimmie M Goodloe Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Jimmie M Goodloe Elementary shows that 78% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 37% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Jimmie M Goodloe Elementary records 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Madison County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, Madison County reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,441 per year, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jimmie M Goodloe Elementary is one of 34 public schools in Madison County (combined enrollment of about 16,432 students).

Nearest neighbor: Huey L Porter Middle, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jimmie M Goodloe Elementary has ticked down 21%, going from 465 students in 2018 to 366 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 87% to 78%. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

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