📍 232 Cherry Street, Shannon, Lee County, 38868
Shannon Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Shannon, Lee County. The school has 202 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lee County School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Shannon Middle School enrolls 202 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Black or African American, 35% White and 4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 122 | 60% |
| White | 70 | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 4% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
202 of the school's 202 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 202 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.
Shannon 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 8, state house district 16.
Shannon 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 202 students, Shannon 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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