MENDENHALL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

MENDENHALL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of the tight-knit middle schools in Mendenhall, Mississippi, overseen by SIMPSON CO SCHOOL DIST, with 226 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 452 students each, so MENDENHALL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits 50% below that benchmark.

SIMPSON CO SCHOOL DIST is the operating authority for MENDENHALL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On the student-mix side, MENDENHALL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL lists that 53% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 46% White. By comparison, Simpson County as a whole is about 36% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, MENDENHALL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Simpson County indicate median household income runs about $56,381, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MENDENHALL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 9 public schools in Simpson County (combined enrollment of about 3,023 students).

The closest other public school is Mendenhall High School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 6-year window. Over the past 6-year window, the student count shrank 41%: 381 students in 2018 compared to 226 in 2024. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

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