Sale Elementary School

As a close-knit K-5 school in Columbus, Mississippi, Sale Elementary School hosts 290 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Columbus Municipal School District. Compared to the state average of about 446 students per school, that is 35% below typical.

Sale Elementary School is one of 7 schools operated by Columbus Municipal School District, a district that serves 3,011 students overall.

On demographics, Sale Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (93%). The remainder consists of 2% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at school resources, Sale Elementary School logs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. The state averages about 15.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Lowndes County's rate of about 75%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Lowndes County put median household income runs about $53,812, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lowndes County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,512 students), of which Sale Elementary School is one.

Columbus High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Sale Elementary School.

Sale Elementary School operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sale Elementary School has declined 12%, going from 330 students in 2018 to 290 in 2025.

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