Drew Hunter Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Drew, Mississippi
Drew Hunter Middle School in Drew, Mississippi enrolled 82 students in 2024-25 with 6.3 full-time teachers, 12.9 students per teacher against the Mississippi middle-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 10-14% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Mississippi: 41.7% and 52.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 20% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 20%
102 students in 2022-23, 79 students in 2023-24, 82 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 7.9 to 6.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 102 | 7.9 | 12.9 |
| 2023-24 | 79 | 7.6 | 10.4 |
| 2024-25 | 82 | 6.3 | 12.9 |
12.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 61 of every 100 Mississippi middle schools
Among the 175 Mississippi middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 90 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Drew Hunter Middle School enrolled 90 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 50 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 90 of the 90 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions50
- Chronically absent23.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
91.5% of students were Black, 6.1% Hispanic, 1.2% White in 2024-25.
- Black91.5%
- Hispanic6.1%
- White1.2%
- Two or more races1.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Drew Hunter Middle School scored proficient or above: 10-14% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Mississippi, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Mississippi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 10‑14% | 25% | 41.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 35‑39% | 31% (2021-22) | 52.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Drew Hunter Middle School
- Ruleville Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 5.9 miles away: 131 students, 11.2 per teacher (2024-25).5.9 mi
- Cleveland Central Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 12 miles away: 423 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- Compare Drew Hunter Middle School with Ruleville Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Sunflower Cty Cons School District spends per student$14,163 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,163
- The largest public schools in MississippiDrew Hunter Middle School is the number 176 by size of 176 Mississippi middle schools open in 2024-25.#176 of 176
- Mississippi schools by students per teacher12.9 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 13.1 for middle schools.12.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Drew Hunter Middle School
How many students attend Drew Hunter Middle School?
82 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 102 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Drew, MS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Drew Hunter Middle School?
12.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Mississippi median for middle schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Drew Hunter Middle School a Title I school?
Drew Hunter Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Drew Hunter Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Drew Hunter Middle School scored proficient or above: 10-14% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Mississippi's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Drew Hunter Middle School in?
Sunflower Cty Cons School District, NCES district ID 2800187. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280018701403 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.