MS School Of The Arts

MS School Of The Arts operates as a minimally staffed 9-12 campus in Brookhaven, Mississippi, part of MS School Of The Arts. Current enrollment sits at 104 students spanning grades 11 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 84% below the state mean of about 651.

MS School Of The Arts is a school of MS School Of The Arts, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On the student-mix side, MS School Of The Arts records that the largest single group is White at 55%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 32% Black, 9% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. Roughly 34% of students at MS School Of The Arts qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Lincoln County (around 71%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Lincoln County) shows that median household income runs about $51,119, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. In all, Lincoln County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,327 students), of which MS School Of The Arts is one.

The closest other public school is Brookhaven Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MS School Of The Arts has contracted 26%, going from 141 students in 2018 to 104 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 37% to 32% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 in 2025.

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