📍 11 Buckatunna Mt. Zion Rd., Buckatunna, Wayne County, 39322
Buckatunna Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Buckatunna, Wayne County. The school has 377 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wayne Co School Dist school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Buckatunna Elementary School enrolls 377 students across grades K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Black or African American, 43% White and 2.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 207 | 55% |
| White | 161 | 43% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
377 of the school's 377 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 377 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.
Buckatunna Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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-40, state senate district 43, state house district 86.
Buckatunna Elementary School is one of 8 schools in Wayne County School District, based in Waynesboro, Mississippi. The district serves 2,977 students district-wide and employs 243 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 377 students, Buckatunna Elementary School is close to the district average of about 372 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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