An equity score of 71/100 ranks Aberdeen School Dist #24 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,579 per pupil, Aberdeen School Dist ranks #22 of 148 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
998
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$15,579
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Aberdeen School Dist operates 3 public schools serving 998 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Monroe County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,579 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 148 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending. See how Mississippi compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 36.4% local, 36.0% state, and 27.6% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 71/100, ranked #24 of 146 in Mississippi against a state average of 51, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 256:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 49.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.7% African American, 3.2% White, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Aberdeen High School, with a diversity index of 12.8/100.
Its largest campus is Aberdeen Elementary School, enrolling 346 students (37% of the district's total enrollment).
Aberdeen Elementary School accounts for 34.7% of all Aberdeen School Dist student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Aberdeen School Dist-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Aberdeen School Dist reports 100.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Aberdeen School Dist student-counselor ratio is 256:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Aberdeen School Dist is typically wider than the Aberdeen School Dist-aggregate figure suggests.
Aberdeen School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 49.7% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Aberdeen School Dist has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 998 students.
How much does Aberdeen School Dist spend per student?
Aberdeen School Dist spends $15,579 per student. The district has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #24 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Aberdeen School Dist?
Aberdeen School Dist students are 93.7% African American, 3.2% White, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Aberdeen School Dist?
Aberdeen School Dist has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #24 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.