South Pike Junior High

Set in Magnolia, Mississippi, South Pike Junior High is a tight-knit 6-8 campus, run under South Pike School District. It teaches 241 students across grades 7 through 8. That puts it 47% leaner than the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 452 students.

South Pike Junior High is one of 5 schools operated by South Pike School District, a district that caters to 1,461 students overall.

Looking at the student body, South Pike Junior High lists that 87% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The remainder is composed of 10% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Pike County as a whole is about 54% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, South Pike Junior High reports 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Pike County runs at roughly 91%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, census data for Pike County shows median household earnings sit near $43,814, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pike County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,717 students), South Pike Junior High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is South Pike High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

South Pike Junior High operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. South Pike Junior High's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 244 (now 241). Class-load math has grew: from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

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