Rosser Early Learning Center

Rosser Early Learning Center, a rural-scale K-5 school in Moorhead, Mississippi, one of the schools within Sunflower County Consolidated School District, serves 79 students, covering grade pre-K. Compared to the state average of about 446 students per school, that is 82% smaller than typical.

Rosser Early Learning Center is one of 11 schools operated by Sunflower County Consolidated School District, a district that serves 2,807 students overall.

Demographically, Rosser Early Learning Center shows that 97% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Other groups include 3% White. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Rosser Early Learning Center higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Rosser Early Learning Center tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.5%.

Across the wider county, Sunflower County reports that the typical household earns roughly $39,956 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 22%. Rosser Early Learning Center is one of 13 public schools in Sunflower County (combined enrollment of about 2,807 students).

The closest other public school is Moorhead Central School, roughly 0.8 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

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

On the community side, the feed for Rosser Early Learning Center typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.