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Liberty, Mississippi - 3 schools
An equity score of 74/100 ranks Amite County School District #20 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,044 per pupil, Amite County School District ranks #23 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Amite County School District operates 3 public schools serving 853 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Amite County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,044 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending. See how Mississippi compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 32.1% local, 29.5% state, and 38.4% 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 74/100, ranked #20 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.
and 59.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.3% African American, 12.7% White, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Amite County Elementary, with a diversity index of 36.0/100.
Its largest campus is Amite County Elementary, enrolling 486 students (53% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Amite County Middle School, at 144 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Amite County Elementary accounts for 53.2% of all Amite County School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Amite County School District a distant remainder — means Amite County School District-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.
Amite County School District school enrollment varies 3.4× across entities
Amite County School District school enrollment ranges from 144 students (lowest) to 486 students (highest), a spread of 342 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Amite County School District 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.
Amite County School District chronic absenteeism rate is 59.9% — 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.
How many schools are in Amite County School District?
Amite County School District has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 853 students.
How much does Amite County School District spend per student?
Amite County School District spends $14,044 per student. The district has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #20 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Amite County School District?
Amite County School District students are 80.3% African American, 12.7% White, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Amite County School District?
Amite County School District has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #20 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.