📍 615 School Street, Duncan, Bolivar County, 38740
Brooks Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Duncan, Bolivar County. The school has 201 pupils enrolled. It is part of the North Bolivar Cons School Dist school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Brooks Elem School enrolls 201 students across grades K–6. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Black or African American, <1% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 198 | 99% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
201 of the school's 201 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 201 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Brooks Elem School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MS-20, state senate district 12, state house district 26.
Brooks Elem School is one of 3 schools in North Bolivar Consolidated, based in MOUND BAYOU, Mississippi. The district serves 749 students district-wide and employs 62 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 201 students, Brooks Elem School is smaller than the district average of about 250 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote