McLaurin Elementary

As a mid-sized elementary-level community in NATCHEZ, Mississippi, McLaurin Elementary serves 642 students from grades 2 through 4, run under Natchez-Adams School District. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 446 students each, so McLaurin Elementary sits 44% larger than that benchmark.

Within Natchez-Adams School District, which oversees 6 schools and 2,554 students, McLaurin Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, McLaurin Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (88%); the rest breaks down as 7% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 56% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, McLaurin Elementary has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, Adams County reports that median household earnings sit near $43,644, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Adams County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,714 students), of which McLaurin Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Natchez Middle, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Over the past 7-year window. McLaurin Elementary's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 650 (now 642). White enrollment moved from 15% to 7% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.