📍 275 West Myrtle Street, Magnolia, Pike County, 39652
South Pike Jr High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Magnolia, Pike County. The school has 255 pupils enrolled. It is part of the South Pike School Dist school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 18% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Pike Jr High enrolls 255 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Black or African American, 11% White and 1.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 219 | 86% |
| White | 29 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
255 of the school's 255 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 255 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.
South Pike Jr High 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 38, state house district 98.
South Pike Jr High is one of 7 schools in South Pike School District, based in Magnolia, Mississippi. The district serves 1,461 students district-wide and employs 119 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 255 students, South Pike Jr High is larger than the district average of about 209 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant