WHITTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in JACKSON, Mississippi, WHITTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is an intimate middle-grades school, part of JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. It enrolls 301 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 33% leaner than the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 452 students.

Across the 10 schools in JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (2,895 students total), WHITTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, WHITTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that Black students make up the majority at 76%; the rest consists of 21% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, WHITTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL records 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Hinds County's rate of about 88%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Hinds County) logs that median household income runs about $49,402, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hinds County runs 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,870 students), of which WHITTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: SYKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WHITTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

WHITTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. WHITTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 35% since 2018, when it stood at 462 (now 301). The Black share of enrollment declined from 92% to 76% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 today.

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