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Alexander Junior High School

Serves grades 7 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
713 Beauregard Street
Brookhaven, MS 39601
Phone
(601) 833-7549
District
BROOKHAVEN SCHOOL DIST
County
LINCOLN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
405
Classroom Teachers
29

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Mississippi

4

(10 is best)

Better than 35.0% of all MS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Alexander Junior High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
42%
32%
38%
32%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
40%
22%
34%
37%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 169 41.7%
Grade 8 228 56.3%
Total 405 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 32.1% 30.9% 44.6%
Black 65.8% 67.0% 48.4%
Hispanic 1.3% 1.2% 5.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.7% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.2% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 99.3% 99.4% 99.7%
Free lunch eligible 74.6% 76.8% 73.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 24.7% 22.6% 25.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 17,706 2,940,057
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 117.7 62
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.2% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.7% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.5% 24.9%
65 OR OLDER 18.5% 16.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,076 1,121,269
Single Parent Households With Children 8.5% 10.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 85.6% 86.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 23.5% 23.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.3% 10.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.9% 13.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.3% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 11.6% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.9% 17.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 19.1% 16.0%
$15,000 or less 20.8% 13.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,419 $14,014,000 48.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $751 $1,942,000 6.7%
Staff $346 $895,000 3.1%
General Administration $447 $1,156,000 4.0%
School Administration $634 $1,640,000 5.7%
Operation $1,192 $3,083,000 10.6%
Transportation $400 $1,035,000 3.6%
Other $554 $1,432,000 4.9%
Total Support $4,324 $11,183,000 38.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,480 $3,828,000 13.2%
Total Expenditures $11,224 $29,025,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,827 $2,577,379,000 48.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $580 $256,641,000 4.9%
Staff $465 $205,614,000 3.9%
General Administration $349 $154,231,000 2.9%
School Administration $612 $270,616,000 5.1%
Operation $1,057 $467,711,000 8.8%
Transportation $426 $188,522,000 3.6%
Other $289 $127,751,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,778 $1,671,086,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,355 $1,041,743,000 19.7%
Total Expenditures $11,960 $5,290,208,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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