McNeal Elementary School

McNeal Elementary School operates as a reasonably sized primary school in Canton, Mississippi, operated by Canton Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 385 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 7 schools in Canton Public Schools (3,157 students total), McNeal Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, McNeal Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (86%). Beyond that, the school lists 14% Hispanic. By comparison, Madison County as a whole is about 37% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, McNeal Elementary School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Madison County (around 52%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, McNeal Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.3%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Madison County) logs that median household earnings sit near $83,441, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Madison County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,432 students), of which McNeal Elementary School is one.

Nichols Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Five-year trend. McNeal Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 27% since 2018, when it stood at 528 (now 385). Hispanic enrollment moved from 7% to 14% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 today.

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