WEST MARION MIDDLE SCHOOL

Among the schools in Foxworth, Mississippi, is WEST MARION MIDDLE SCHOOL, a small middle-grades school. Students in grades 5 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 355 students. Middle schools in Mississippi average about 452 students, which makes this school 21% below average.

Marion County School District serves 2,028 students across 7 schools.

At WEST MARION MIDDLE SCHOOL, 69% of students are White. It is also 24% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, WEST MARION MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 46%.

There are about 16.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at WEST MARION MIDDLE SCHOOL, which has 22.3. Middle schools in Mississippi average 13.7:1, 2.3 fewer students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at WEST MARION MIDDLE SCHOOL is about 99%. The rate at public schools in Marion County averages 89%, lower than here.

The county, Marion County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $45,110, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 14% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. The county's public schools total 13, with about 3,667 students.

WEST MARION ELEMENTARY is the nearest public school to WEST MARION MIDDLE SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of WEST MARION MIDDLE SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools.

The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.

Enrollment was 194 in 2000-01 and 355 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. Students per teacher increased from 12.1 in 2000-01 to 16.0 in 2024-25.

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