Vancleave Upper Elementary

Vancleave Upper Elementary, a close-knit elementary campus in Vancleave, Mississippi, one of the schools within Jackson County School District, works with 333 students, covering grades 4 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 25% below the state mean of about 446.

Jackson County School District runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 8,845 students. Vancleave Upper Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Vancleave Upper Elementary reports that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder breaks down as 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Vancleave Upper Elementary has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.3:1. The state averages about 15.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Jackson County put the typical household earns roughly $66,201 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Jackson County runs 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,712 students), of which Vancleave Upper Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Vancleave Lower Elementary, roughly 1.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Vancleave Upper Elementary.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Vancleave Upper Elementary's enrollment has fell 38% since 2018, when it stood at 541 (now 333). White enrollment moved from 92% to 84% across the same window.

On the community side, the feed for Vancleave Upper Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.