Williams-Sullivan Middle School

Williams-Sullivan Middle School operates as a modestly sized intermediate school in Durant, Mississippi, operated by Holmes County Consolidated. Current enrollment sits at 192 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 58% leaner than the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 452 students.

Holmes County Consolidated runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,300 students. Williams-Sullivan Middle School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Williams-Sullivan Middle School lists that 98% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. By comparison, Holmes County as a whole is about 81% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. 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, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Williams-Sullivan Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.9%.

Across the wider county, Holmes County reports that median household income runs about $32,538, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 33% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Holmes County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,300 students), Williams-Sullivan Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Durant Elementary School, roughly 0.9 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.