Seminary Middle

Seminary Middle operates as a compact intermediate school in Seminary, Mississippi, overseen by Covington County School District. Current enrollment sits at 365 students spanning grades 5 through 8.

Covington County School District runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,492 students. Seminary Middle is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Seminary Middle records that 71% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 22% Black, 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 60% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Seminary Middle ranks in the top 10% of Mississippi public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 44.5%; Seminary Middle posts 61.1%, +16.6 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Covington County shows median household earnings sit near $45,051, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Covington County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,492 students), of which Seminary Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Seminary High, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Seminary Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Seminary Middle at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 60.9%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Seminary Middle has declined 11%, going from 411 students in 2018 to 365 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Seminary Middle community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.