📍 5531 Highway 11, Lumberton, Lamar County, 39455
Baxterville School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lumberton, Lamar County. The school has 252 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lamar County School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Baxterville School enrolls 252 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 2.8% Two or more races and 1.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 242 | 96% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
249 of the school's 252 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 192 qualify for free lunch and 57 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Baxterville 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-40, state senate district 44, state house district 99.
Baxterville School is one of 17 schools in Lamar County School District, based in Purvis, Mississippi. The district serves 10,318 students district-wide and employs 806 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 252 students, Baxterville School is smaller than the district average of about 607 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant