Oakdale Elementary

Oakdale Elementary, a mid-sized primary school in Brandon, Mississippi, operated by Rankin County School District, caters to 566 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 446 students each, so Oakdale Elementary sits 27% above that benchmark.

Rankin County School District comprises 27 schools with combined enrollment of 18,196 students; Oakdale Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Oakdale Elementary logs that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment. Other groups include 32% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 71% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Oakdale Elementary reports 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Rankin County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, Rankin County reports that the typical household earns roughly $79,357 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Oakdale Elementary is one of 34 public schools in Rankin County (combined enrollment of about 22,454 students).

Highland Bluff Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

Oakdale Elementary operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Oakdale Elementary's enrollment has contracted 9% since 2018, when it stood at 620 (now 566). The White share of enrollment declined from 68% to 57% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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