Jumpertown School

Jumpertown School is one of the close-knit K-12 campuss in Booneville, Mississippi, operated by Prentiss County School District, with 305 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 527 students per school, that is 42% smaller than typical.

Across the 6 schools in Prentiss County School District (2,176 students total), Jumpertown School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Jumpertown School records that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. Other groups include 16% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black. Compared to Prentiss County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.8:1 average. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Prentiss County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Jumpertown School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.5%.

Zooming out to the county, Prentiss County reports that the typical household earns roughly $49,724 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Prentiss County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,973 students), of which Jumpertown School is one.

R.H. Long Booneville Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.4 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Jumpertown School comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 65.5%.

Jumpertown School operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Jumpertown School's enrollment has edged down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 331 (now 305). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 86% to 77%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 8.5:1 today.

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