Enrollment
190
Middle
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE COUNTY·NCES 280255001325
Shannon Middle School
232 Cherry Street, Shannon, MS 38868 · (662) 767-3986 · Lee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL190 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
166 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 80%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAAP 2023-24 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
33.5%
MS avg 45.9% . +1.6pp since 2022
Math
28.2%
MS avg 52.8% . -10.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
190
-80 (-30%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 12.5:1
% White
30%
was 36%
% Hispanic
6%
was 2%
% Black
61%
was 60%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,034
Census ACS
Median income
$67,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
14,808 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lee County
- Saltillo High SchoolHigh · 939 students
- Mooreville Elementary SchoolElementary · 722 students
- Saltillo Primary SchoolElementary · 704 students
- Saltillo Elementary SchoolElementary · 696 students
- Guntown Middle SchoolMiddle · 674 students
- Shannon High SchoolHigh · 529 students
Other schools in Shannon
- Shannon High SchoolHigh · 529 students
- Shannon Elementary SchoolElementary · 257 students
- Shannon Primary SchoolElementary · 249 students
Nearby schools
- Shannon High School0.1 mi · 529
- Shannon Elementary School0.4 mi · 257
- Shannon Primary School1.8 mi · 249
- Verona Elementary School5.4 mi · 364
- Nettleton Primary School5.5 mi · 220
- Nettleton High School5.8 mi · 316
Frequently asked questions
About Shannon Middle SchoolHow large is Shannon Middle School?
Shannon Middle School enrolls approximately 190 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Shannon Middle School serve?
Shannon Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Shannon Middle School?
Approximately 9.2:1 students per teacher at Shannon Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Shannon Middle School?
Student demographics at Shannon Middle School are roughly 30% White, 6% Hispanic, 61% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Shannon Middle School public or private?
Shannon Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lee County.
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