📍 10340 Hwy 433 West, Bentonia, Yazoo County, 39040
Bentonia Gibbs School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bentonia, Yazoo County. The school has 403 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Yazoo Co School Dist school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bentonia Gibbs School enrolls 403 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 32% Black or African American and 8.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 229 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 128 | 32% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 8.9% |
| Asian | 8 | 2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
403 of the school's 403 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 403 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.
Bentonia Gibbs 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-20, state senate district 23, state house district 63.
Bentonia Gibbs School is one of 4 schools in Yazoo County School District, based in YAZOO CITY, Mississippi. The district serves 1,216 students district-wide and employs 110 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 403 students, Bentonia Gibbs School is larger than the district average of about 304 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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