Quitman Upper Elementary School

Located at 300 East Franklin Street, in Quitman, Mississippi, Quitman Upper Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school that hosts 327 students (grades 3 through 5), part of Quitman School District. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 446 students each, so Quitman Upper Elementary School sits 27% leaner than that benchmark.

Quitman School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,459 students; Quitman Upper Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Quitman Upper Elementary School records that Black students make up the majority at 57%. Other groups include 40% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 31% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Roughly 80% of students at Quitman Upper Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Clarke County (around 68%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Across the wider county, Clarke County reports that median household earnings sit near $46,108, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Quitman Upper Elementary School is one of 9 public schools in Clarke County (combined enrollment of about 2,377 students).

Quitman High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Quitman Upper Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 29% since 2018, when it stood at 463 (now 327).

On allk12, members of the Quitman Upper Elementary School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.