📍 112 Marvin Minor Drive, Hazlehurst, Copiah County, 39083
Hazlehurst Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hazlehurst, Copiah County. The school has 332 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hazlehurst City School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hazlehurst Middle School enrolls 332 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Black or African American, 9.9% Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 284 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 | 9.9% |
| White | 8 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
332 of the school's 332 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 332 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.
Hazlehurst Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 36, state house district 76.
Hazlehurst Middle School is one of 3 schools in Hazlehurst City School District, based in Hazlehurst, Mississippi. The district serves 1,320 students district-wide and employs 81 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 332 students, Hazlehurst Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 440 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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