📍 2657 Main St., Plantersville, Lee County, 38862
Plantersville Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Plantersville, Lee County. The school has 274 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lee County School District school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 18% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Plantersville Middle School enrolls 274 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Black or African American, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino and 5.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 230 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 6.9% |
| White | 14 | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
274 of the school's 274 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 274 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.
Plantersville Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 16.
Plantersville Middle School is one of 15 schools in Lee County, based in Tupelo, Mississippi. The district serves 6,343 students district-wide and employs 507 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 274 students, Plantersville Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 423 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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