Kossuth Middle School

Kossuth Middle School is one of the compact junior highs in Corinth, Mississippi, one of the schools within Alcorn School District, with 374 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 8.

Across the 8 schools in Alcorn School District (3,226 students total), Kossuth Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Kossuth Middle School reports that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 2% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Kossuth Middle School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Alcorn County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $51,260 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Kossuth Middle School is one of 13 public schools in Alcorn County (combined enrollment of about 5,626 students).

Nearest neighbor: Kossuth High School, around 0.1 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 15%: 438 students in 2018 compared to 374 in 2025.

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