MS School For The Blind

Located at 1252 EASTOVER DRIVE, in JACKSON, Mississippi, MS School For The Blind is a micro-enrollment multi-level school that teaches 42 students (grades 1 through 12), one of the schools within MS Schools For The Blind And Deaf. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 527 students each, so MS School For The Blind sits 92% below that benchmark.

MS School For The Blind is one of 2 schools operated by MS Schools For The Blind And Deaf, a district that teaches 109 students overall.

In terms of who attends, MS School For The Blind shows that the largest single group is Black, at 60% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 24% White, 12% multiracial, 2% Hispanic, 2% Asian. By comparison, Hinds County as a whole is about 72% Black, so the school skews visibly less Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, MS School For The Blind has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 2.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.8:1, putting MS School For The Blind tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at MS School For The Blind qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Hinds County runs at roughly 88%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, census data for Hinds County shows the typical household earns roughly $49,402 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Across Hinds County's 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,870 students), MS School For The Blind is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: MS School For The Deaf, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 14%: 49 students in 2018 compared to 42 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment shrank from 76% to 60% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for MS School For The Blind typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.