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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Flowood, MS Brandon, MS (Highway 80/Woodgate Dr), Brandon, MS (Langford), Jackson, MS (Near Maycock St), Jackson, MS (Northside Dr/Cheryl Dr), Jackson, MS (Old Canton Rd/Westbrook Rd), Jackson, MS (Ridgewood Rd/Plantation Blvd), Jackson, MS (River Oaks Blvd/Old Canton Rd), Madison, MS (Ridgeland), Madison, MS (Town Center), Ridgeland, MS (Natchez Trace Pky/Rice Rd)

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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $186,505 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | very high cost relative to MS, high cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
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| THE SETTING | Suburban (based on population density) |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Rowhouses & attached homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments, some Mobile homes, a few Small apartment buildings |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later), a few Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mostly Owner occupied |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Urban Sophisticates, Quiet |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Mixed ages, some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 9 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Upper middle income (well-above average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Government employees |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Black, some Italian ancestry, some Hispanic |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
17,268 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
9 |
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| Better than: of MS school districts |
88.2% |
DISTRICT RATING![]() COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
3 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
23.3% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM![]() |
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| STATE AVERAGE 16 |
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CENTER 127A PLEASANT STREET, BRANDON, MS 39042 (601) 824-0334 |
KG-12 |
| BRANDON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 125 OVERBY STREET, BRANDON, MS 39042 (601) 825-4706 |
03-05 |
| BRANDON HIGH SCHOOL 3090 HIGHWAY 18, BRANDON, MS 39042 (601) 825-2261 |
09-12 |
| BRANDON MIDDLE SCHOOL 200 SCHOOL ROAD, BRANDON, MS 39042 (601) 825-5998 |
06-08 |
| FLORENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 285 HIGHWAY 469 NORTH, FLORENCE, MS 39073 (601) 845-8164 |
03-05 |
| FLORENCE HIGH SCHOOL 232 HIGHWAY 469 NORTH, FLORENCE, MS 39073 (601) 845-2205 |
09-12 |
| FLORENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL 123 BEVERLY DRIVE, FLORENCE, MS 39073 (601) 845-2862 |
06-08 |
| FLOWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 102 WINNER'S CIRCLE, FLOWOOD, MS 39232 (601) 992-6277 |
KG-05 |
| MCLAURIN ATTENDANCE CENTER 130 TIGER DRIVE, FLORENCE, MS 39073 (601) 845-2247 |
07-12 |
| MCLAURIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2693 STAR ROAD, FLORENCE, MS 39073 (601) 845-2127 |
PK-06 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 75.9 | 46.5 |
| BLACK (%) | 21.5 | 51.2 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | NO DATA | 69.5 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $3,973 | $68,609,000 | 53.7 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $323 | $5,575,000 | 4.4 |
| STAFF | $310 | $5,361,000 | 4.2 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $119 | $2,054,000 | 1.6 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $420 | $7,247,000 | 5.7 |
| OPERATION | $579 | $10,005,000 | 7.8 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $257 | $4,436,000 | 3.5 |
| OTHER | $77 | $1,326,000 | 1.0 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,085 | $36,004,000 | 28.2 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,337 | $23,094,000 | 18.1 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $7,396 | $127,707,000 | 100.0 |
Flowood EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ![]() |
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| ADULTS IN Flowood WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 43.0 |
| CHILDREN IN Flowood LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 7.6 |
Flowood is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 4,914 people and just one neighborhood, Flowood is the 79th largest community in Mississippi.
Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Flowood is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Flowood is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Flowood who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.43%), sales jobs (12.96%), and healthcare (9.57%).
Also of interest is that Flowood has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Flowood is a very car-oriented city. 99.32% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Flowood is a small city, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Flowood has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
Being a small city, Flowood does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Flowood. 46.47% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.
The per capita income in Flowood in 2000 was $21,875, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $87,500 for a family of four.
Flowood is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Flowood home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Flowood is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Flowood include Irish, English, German, Scotch-Irish, Italian, Scottish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Flowood is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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