Lyon Elementary

Set in LYON, Mississippi, Lyon Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary campus, overseen by Coahoma County School District. It works with 224 students across grades K through 6. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 446 students each, so Lyon Elementary sits 50% leaner than that benchmark.

Coahoma County School District runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,009 students. Lyon Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Lyon Elementary lists that the largest single group is Black, at 77% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 20% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Coahoma County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, census data for Coahoma County shows median household income runs about $37,461, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 31% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Coahoma County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,518 students), of which Lyon Elementary is one.

George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.2 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Lyon Elementary operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 33%: 335 students in 2018 compared to 224 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 93% to 77% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.