Mize Attendance Center

As a substantial all-grades campus in MIZE, Mississippi, Mize Attendance Center works with 831 students from grades pre-K through 12, overseen by Smith County School District. That puts it 58% above the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 527 students.

Mize Attendance Center is one of 4 schools operated by Smith County School District, a district that enrolls 2,538 students overall.

On demographics, Mize Attendance Center shows that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 12% Black. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. The state averages around 11.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Smith County's rate of about 72%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Mize Attendance Center sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.6%; this one delivers 71.0%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Smith County put median household earnings sit near $60,916, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Smith County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,538 students), of which Mize Attendance Center is one.

The closest other public school is Taylorsville Attendance Center, roughly 7.7 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Mize Attendance Center comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 46.8%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Mize Attendance Center's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 823 (now 831). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

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