📍 1880 Hwy 550 Nw, Brookhaven, Lincoln County, 39601
Loyd Star School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Brookhaven, Lincoln County. The school has 720 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lincoln County School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 54.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Loyd Star School enrolls 720 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 54.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 17% Black or African American and 2.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 570 | 79% |
| Black or African American | 122 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
717 of the school's 720 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 416 qualify for free lunch and 301 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Loyd Star 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-30, state senate district 39, state house district 92.
Loyd Star School is one of 4 schools in Lincoln County School District, based in Brookhaven, Mississippi. The district serves 2,791 students district-wide and employs 209 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 720 students, Loyd Star School is close to the district average of about 698 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant