West Lincoln School

West Lincoln School operates as a mid-sized multi-level school in BROOKHAVEN, Mississippi, one of the schools within Lincoln County School District. Current enrollment sits at 636 students spanning grades K through 12. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 527 students each, so West Lincoln School sits 21% above that benchmark.

West Lincoln School is one of 4 schools operated by Lincoln County School District, a district that teaches 2,791 students overall.

On the student-mix side, West Lincoln School lists that nearly all students (86%) are White. The remainder comes out to 12% Black. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

On the income-and-resources front, West Lincoln School reports 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.8:1, putting West Lincoln School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 61% of students at West Lincoln School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Lincoln County (around 71%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, West Lincoln School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.3%, the actual is 74.0%, a residual of +8.7 points.

Across the wider county, Lincoln County reports that median household earnings sit near $51,119, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lincoln County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,327 students), of which West Lincoln School is one.

Bogue Chitto School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 7.5 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts West Lincoln School at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 57.3%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 18%: 778 students in 2018 compared to 636 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

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