LT Taylor Intermediate School

LT Taylor Intermediate School, a compact K-5 school in LUCEDALE, Mississippi, one of the schools within George County School District, enrolls 293 students, covering grades 3 through 6. Compared to the state average of about 446 students per school, that is 34% smaller than typical.

George County School District runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 4,049 students. LT Taylor Intermediate School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, LT Taylor Intermediate School shows that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 16% Black, 11% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting LT Taylor Intermediate School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, George County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, census data for George County shows the typical household earns roughly $59,758 per year, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across George County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,049 students), LT Taylor Intermediate School is one campus in the mix.

George County Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around LT Taylor Intermediate School.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 5%: 307 students in 2018 compared to 293 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 26% to 16% across the same window.

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