State/Public Middle Open

Alexander Junior High School

713 Beauregard Street, Brookhaven, Lincoln County, 39601

405
Pupils
13.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Alexander Junior High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Brookhaven, Lincoln County. The school has 405 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Brookhaven School Dist school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Brookhaven School Dist

Enrollment & staffing

Alexander Junior High School enrolls 405 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.

Male students
213 (53%)
Female students
192 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
29.3
Student-teacher ratio
13.8:1
Grade span
7–8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Black or African American, 31% White and 4% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American25663%
White12531%
Two or more races164%
Hispanic or Latino51.2%
Asian2<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

402 of the school's 405 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 302 qualify for free lunch and 100 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Town, RemoteGrades 7–8Title I

Alexander Junior High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-30, state senate district 39, state house district 53.

School district: Brookhaven School District

Alexander Junior High School is one of 7 schools in Brookhaven School District, based in Brookhaven, Mississippi. The district serves 2,429 students district-wide and employs 202 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 405 students, Alexander Junior High School is larger than the district average of about 347 students per school.

2,429
District students
7
Schools
202
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

30%
Reading proficient
33%
Math proficient
28%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices

Setting: Town - Remote

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