Leland School Park

Leland School Park is one of the small intermediate schools in LELAND, Mississippi, run under Leland School District, with 232 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 452 students each, so Leland School Park sits 49% below that benchmark.

Leland School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 671 students. Leland School Park is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Leland School Park logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (82%); the rest is composed of 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 5% White. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Leland School Park higher than the state norm the norm. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Leland School Park tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.8%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Washington County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $42,165 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 22%. In all, Washington County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,329 students), of which Leland School Park is one.

Nearest neighbor: Leland High School, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Leland School Park has decreased 20%, going from 291 students in 2018 to 232 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 9% to 5% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.