Kennedy Elementary School

Located at 207 S MYRTLE STREET, in MCCOMB, Mississippi, Kennedy Elementary School is a tight-knit elementary school that serves 232 students (grades pre-K through K), part of McComb School District. That puts it 48% below the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 446 students.

Within McComb School District, which oversees 6 schools and 2,121 students, Kennedy Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Kennedy Elementary School lists that 89% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Other groups include 6% White, 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Pike County as a whole is about 54% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Kennedy Elementary School records 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Pike County's rate of about 91%.

In the area at large, census data for Pike County shows median household earnings sit near $43,814, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kennedy Elementary School is one of 20 public schools in Pike County (combined enrollment of about 5,717 students).

McComb High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Kennedy Elementary School operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Kennedy Elementary School's enrollment has rose 3% since 2018, when it stood at 225 (now 232). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 26.8:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.