MCS Quick Facts

• Memphis City Schools is the 23st largest district in the nation.
• MCS serves approximately 105,000 students in K - 12.
• Student demographics – 86 percent African-American, 8 percent white and 6 percent other races/nationalities.
• The number of students served by ESL/ELL has more than tripled since the 2000-01 school year, going from 2,096 to 7,586 in 2011-12. Forty-eight different languages are represented.
• Average class size is 20 in grades K – 3, 25 in grades 4 – 6, and 30 in grades 7 – 12.