Milam Elementary School

Milam Elementary School is a junior high of medium-sized scale in Tupelo, Mississippi, overseen by Tupelo Public School District, teacheing 456 students in grade 6.

Across the 12 schools in Tupelo Public School District (7,192 students total), Milam Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Milam Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is Black (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 28% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Milam Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Lee County indicate the typical household earns roughly $67,863 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Lee County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,808 students), of which Milam Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Tupelo Middle School, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Milam Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 519 (now 456). The White share of enrollment declined from 39% to 28% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

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