An equity score of 79/100 ranks Amite County School District #10 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,340 per pupil, Amite County School District ranks #9 of 148 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 $17,340 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 15 of 148 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 79/100, ranked #10 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 largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
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 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.
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 $17,340 per student. The district has an equity score of 79/100, ranking #10 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 79/100, ranking #10 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.