Kennedy Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Mccomb, Mississippi
Kennedy Elementary School in Mccomb, Mississippi enrolled 232 students in 2024-25 with 16.7 full-time teachers, 13.9 students per teacher against the Mississippi elementary-school median of 14.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 28%
224 students in 2022-23, 225 students in 2023-24, 232 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.1 to 16.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 224 | 23.1 | 9.7 |
| 2023-24 | 225 | 19.8 | 11.4 |
| 2024-25 | 232 | 16.7 | 13.9 |
13.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 70 of every 100 Mississippi elementary schools
Among the 419 Mississippi elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.9; the national median for elementary 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Kennedy Elementary School enrolled 170 students and reported no counselor; it reported 12 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions12
- Chronically absent25.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
88.8% of students were Black, 5.6% White, 3.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black88.8%
- White5.6%
- Two or more races3.4%
- Hispanic2.2%
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.
Elementary schools in Mccomb
2 public elementary schools in Mccomb report 2024-25 enrollment; Kennedy Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otken Elementary School | 458 | 15.7 | 100.0% |
| Kennedy Elementary School | 232 | 13.9 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Kennedy Elementary School
- Otken Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 458 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Summit Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.8 miles away: 200 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
- Compare Kennedy Elementary School with Otken Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Mccomb School District spends per student$15,268 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,268
- The largest public schools in MississippiKennedy Elementary School is the number 376 by size of 423 Mississippi elementary schools open in 2024-25.#376 of 423
- Mississippi schools by students per teacher13.9 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 14.9 for elementary schools.13.9:1
- 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 Kennedy Elementary School
How many students attend Kennedy Elementary School?
232 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 224 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Mccomb, MS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Kennedy Elementary School?
13.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Mississippi median for elementary schools is 14.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Kennedy Elementary School a Title I school?
Kennedy Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Kennedy Elementary School in?
Mccomb School District, NCES district ID 2802880. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280288001061 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
- 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.