Warren Central Junior High

Warren Central Junior High is a mid-tier middle-grades school in VICKSBURG, Mississippi, part of Vicksburg Warren School District. The school enrolls 525 students in grades 7 through 8.

Across the 14 schools in Vicksburg Warren School District (6,610 students total), Warren Central Junior High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Warren Central Junior High records that the most-represented group is Black (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 44% White, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Warren Central Junior High has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the broader community, census data for Warren County shows median household earnings sit near $59,401, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Warren County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,610 students), Warren Central Junior High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Vicksburg Junior High, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Warren Central Junior High.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Warren Central Junior High's enrollment has edged down 25% since 2018, when it stood at 696 (now 525). Class-load math has widened: from 9.7:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.