📍 755 Simpson Hwy 28 West, Pinola, Simpson County, 39149
Simpson Central School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pinola, Simpson County. The school has 433 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Simpson Co School Dist school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Simpson Central School enrolls 433 students across grades K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 37% Black or African American and 1.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 257 | 59% |
| Black or African American | 160 | 37% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
430 of the school's 433 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 357 qualify for free lunch and 73 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Simpson Central 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 35, state house district 91.
Simpson Central School is one of 9 schools in Simpson County School District, based in Mendenhall, Mississippi. The district serves 2,797 students district-wide and employs 235 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 433 students, Simpson Central School is larger than the district average of about 311 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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