Shannon Middle School

Shannon Middle School is a compact intermediate school in Shannon, Mississippi, one of the schools within Lee County. The school works with 190 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 58% leaner than the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 452 students.

Shannon Middle School is one of 13 schools operated by Lee County, a district that serves 6,343 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Shannon Middle School logs that Black students make up the majority at 61%. Beyond that, the school records 30% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 30% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Shannon Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Lee County's rate of about 66%.

In the surrounding community, Lee County reports that median household income runs about $67,863, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Lee County's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,808 students), Shannon Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Shannon High School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

Shannon Middle School operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Shannon Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 30% since 2018, when it stood at 270 (now 190). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 36% to 30%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 today.

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