Sebastopol Attendance Center

Located at 17194 HWY 21 NORTH, in SEBASTOPOL, Mississippi, Sebastopol Attendance Center is a mid-tier K-12 campus that hosts 684 students (grades pre-K through 12), operated by Scott County School District. That puts it 30% above the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 527 students.

Scott County School District comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 3,989 students; Sebastopol Attendance Center is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sebastopol Attendance Center logs that nearly all students (81%) are White; the rest looks like 14% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Scott County as a whole is about 47% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.5:1. The state averages around 11.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sebastopol Attendance Center is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 47.4%; this one delivers 72.4%, a residual of +25.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Scott County put median household income runs about $48,786, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Scott County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,627 students), Sebastopol Attendance Center is one campus in the mix.

Leake County High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 7.1 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sebastopol Attendance Center at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 59.3%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 5%: 652 students in 2018 compared to 684 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 22% to 14%.

On the community side, the feed for Sebastopol Attendance Center typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.