LEAKESVILLE JR HIGH SCHOOL
LEAKESVILLE JR HIGH SCHOOL is a Title I public middle school that is part of the Greene County Schools school district, located in Leakesville, MS with about 389 students offering grade levels from 5th Grade to 8th Grade. A Title I school provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families. Its purpose is to provide all children significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education. With about 21 teachers, LEAKESVILLE JR HIGH SCHOOL has a student/teacher ratio of about 18:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.
For more information, contact LEAKESVILLE JR HIGH SCHOOL at (601) 394-2495 or visit the school personally to speak with a faculty or administrative member about any specific questions you may have.
Leakesville, MS 39451
(601) 394-2495
http://ljhs.greene.k12.ms.us
LEAKESVILLE JR HIGH SCHOOL is a public Title I school in Leakesville, MS with about 389 enrolled students. See other public middle schools in Mississippi
School Details
- Level:
- Middle School
- Charter School:*
- No
- District:
- Greene County Schools
- Total Students:
- 389
- Teachers:
- 21.8
- NSLP Status:1
- No
- Qualified free lunch:
- 0
- Qualified reduced-price lunch:
- 0
- Title I Status:2
- Title I schoolwide school
- Virtual:
- Not Virtual
* A public charter school is a publicly funded school that is typically governed by a group or organization under a legislative contract with the state, the district, or another entity. The charter exempts the school from certain state or local rules and regulations.
1 The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides eligible students with free or reduced-price lunch
2 Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families.
School Demographics for 389 students
The primary ethnicity of students attending LEAKESVILLE JR HIGH SCHOOL is predominantly White, representing about 74% of the student body.
- White
- 74.3%
- Black or African American
- 22.6%
- Two or more races
- 1.8%
- Hispanic/Latino
- 1.0%
- American Indian or Alaska Native
- 0.3%
- Female
- 45.8%
- Male
- 54.2%
Data for school year 2017-2018 — The information found on this website was provided in part by the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor and Statistics & various other external sources. We do not verify the contents of the information provided and therefore, cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information displayed on this website.