📍 364 John C Stennis Avenue, De Kalb, Kemper County, 39328
Kemper County Upper Elementary is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in De Kalb, Kemper County. The school has 185 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kemper Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 4–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 16.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kemper County Upper Elementary enrolls 185 students across grades 4–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 16.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Black or African American, 2.7% Two or more races and 2.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 176 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 2.7% |
| White | 4 | 2.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
185 of the school's 185 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 185 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.
Kemper County Upper Elementary 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-30, state senate district 32, state house district 45.
Kemper County Upper Elementary is one of 5 schools in Kemper County School District, based in DeKalb, Mississippi. The district serves 888 students district-wide and employs 96 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 185 students, Kemper County Upper Elementary is close to the district average of about 178 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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