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Byram Middle School

2009 Byram Bulldog Blvd.

Tel: (601)372-4597

Byram Middle School serves 984 students in grades 6-8.
The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the MS average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 81% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 54%.
Byram Middle School operates within the Hinds County School District.

The student population of 984 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 75 teachers has grown by 7% over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 has decreased from 14:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.33 is more than the state average of 0.32. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(MS) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	13:1	16:1

Asian	1%	1%

Hispanic	n/a	3%

Black	80%	49%

White	19%	46%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.33	0.32

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	60%	67%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	12%	7%

Hinds County School District's student population of 6,292 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $9,544 is higher than the state average of $9,526. The district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $9,163 is less than the state average of $9,407. The district spending/student has grown by 12% over four years.

School District Name	Hinds County School District
Number of Schools Managed	11	5
Number of Students Managed	6,292	2,139

District Total Revenue	$60 MM	$20 MM

District Spending	$57 MM	$20 MM

District Revenue / Student	$9,544	$9,526

District Spending / Student	$9,163	$9,407

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores