📍 733 Dixie Avenue, Mendenhall, Simpson County, 39114
Mendenhall Junior High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Mendenhall, Simpson County. The school has 243 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Simpson Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mendenhall Junior High School enrolls 243 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Black or African American, 46% White and 1.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 126 | 52% |
| White | 111 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
240 of the school's 243 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 208 qualify for free lunch and 32 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mendenhall Junior High 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 77.
Mendenhall Junior High 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 243 students, Mendenhall Junior High School is smaller 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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