📍 200 Milam Street, Leland, Washington County, 38756
Leland School Park is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Leland, Washington County. The school has 264 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Leland School Dist school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Leland School Park enrolls 264 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Black or African American, 4.5% White and 2.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 242 | 92% |
| White | 12 | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
264 of the school's 264 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 264 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.
Leland School Park 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-20, state senate district 12, state house district 31.
Leland School Park is one of 4 schools in Leland School District, based in Leland, Mississippi. The district serves 671 students district-wide and employs 70 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 264 students, Leland School Park is larger than the district average of about 168 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant