Leake County Elementary School

As a small primary school in WALNUT GROVE, Mississippi, Leake County Elementary School instructs 317 students from grades pre-K through 6, overseen by Leake County School District. That puts it 29% below the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 446 students.

Leake County School District comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,408 students; Leake County Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Leake County Elementary School shows that Black students make up the majority at 64%. Beyond that, the school reports 28% White, 6% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 39%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Leake County Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Leake County put the typical household earns roughly $50,728 per year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Leake County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,644 students), of which Leake County Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Leake County High School, roughly 1.4 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Leake County Elementary School has shrank 34%, going from 480 students in 2018 to 317 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

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