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Jackson, Mississippi - 1 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks Ambition Preparatory Charter School #108 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,442 per pupil, Ambition Preparatory Charter School ranks #75 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Ambition Preparatory Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 395 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Hinds County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,442 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending. See how Mississippi compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 31.5% local, 33.5% state, and 35.0% 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 37/100, ranked #108 of 146 in Mississippi against a state average of 51, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 17.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.8% African American, 0.7% White, 0.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Ambition Preparatory Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Ambition Preparatory Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Ambition Preparatory Charter School a distant remainder — means Ambition Preparatory Charter School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Ambition Preparatory Charter School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 100.0% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Ambition Preparatory Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 17.2% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Ambition Preparatory Charter School is typically wider than the Ambition Preparatory Charter School-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Ambition Preparatory Charter School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Ambition Preparatory Charter School?
Ambition Preparatory Charter School has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 395 students.
How much does Ambition Preparatory Charter School spend per student?
Ambition Preparatory Charter School spends $11,442 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #108 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Ambition Preparatory Charter School?
Ambition Preparatory Charter School students are 85.8% African American, 0.7% White, 0.2% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ambition Preparatory Charter School?
Ambition Preparatory Charter School has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #108 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.