Leakesville Elem. School

Leakesville Elem. School is a K-5 school of moderately sized scale in Leakesville, Mississippi, run under Greene County Schools, enrolling 423 students in grades pre-K through 4.

Greene County Schools runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,621 students. Leakesville Elem. School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Leakesville Elem. School logs that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 19% Black, 4% multiracial. Compared to Greene County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Leakesville Elem. School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. The state averages about 15.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 99% of students at Leakesville Elem. School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, Greene County reports that the typical household earns roughly $54,276 per year, about 11% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Greene County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,621 students), Leakesville Elem. School is one campus in the mix.

Leakesville Jr. High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 8%: 458 students in 2018 compared to 423 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 25% to 19% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, 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.