State/Public Elementary Open

Dorsey Attendance Center

๐Ÿ“ 1 Dorsey School Road, Fulton, Itawamba County, 38843

210
Pupils
9.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Dorsey Attendance Center is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fulton, Itawamba County. The school has 210 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Itawamba County School Dist school district. It serves grades Kโ€“6 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.2:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Itawamba County School Dist

Enrollment & staffing

Dorsey Attendance Center enrolls 210 students across grades Kโ€“6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.2:1.

Male students
108 (51%)
Female students
102 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
22.9
Student-teacher ratio
9.2:1
Grade span
Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 22% Black or African American and 3.8% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White15071%
Black or African American4722%
Two or more races83.8%
Hispanic or Latino52.4%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

207 of the school's 210 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 168 qualify for free lunch and 39 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

Rural, DistantGrades Kโ€“6Title I

Dorsey Attendance Center 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-10, state senate district 7, state house district 19.

School district: Itawamba County

Dorsey Attendance Center is one of 8 schools in Itawamba County, based in Fulton, Mississippi. The district serves 3,275 students district-wide and employs 278 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 210 students, Dorsey Attendance Center is smaller than the district average of about 409 students per school.

3,275
District students
8
Schools
278
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

17%
Reading proficient
27%
Math proficient
31%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Distant

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