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Brookhaven, Mississippi - 5 schools
An equity score of 41/100 ranks Brookhaven School Dist #97 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,342 per pupil, Brookhaven School Dist ranks #78 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,586
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$11,342
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Brookhaven School Dist operates 5 public schools serving 2,586 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined, 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 Lincoln County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,342 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 36.2% local, 42.5% state, and 21.3% 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 41/100, ranked #97 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 347.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 28.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.8% African American, 26.3% White, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Brookhaven Elementary School, with a diversity index of 53.0/100.
Its largest campus is Brookhaven High School, enrolling 758 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Brookhaven High School accounts for 29.3% of all Brookhaven School Dist student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Brookhaven School Dist-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Brookhaven School Dist school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Brookhaven School Dist school enrollment ranges from 340 students (lowest) to 758 students (highest), a spread of 418 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.
Brookhaven School Dist has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 77.6% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants 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.
Brookhaven School Dist student-counselor ratio is 348:1 — 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 Brookhaven School Dist is typically wider than the Brookhaven School Dist-aggregate figure suggests.
Brookhaven School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 28.2% — 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 Brookhaven School Dist is typically wider than the Brookhaven School Dist-aggregate figure suggests.
Brookhaven School Dist has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 2 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,586 students.
How much does Brookhaven School Dist spend per student?
Brookhaven School Dist spends $11,342 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #97 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Brookhaven School Dist?
Brookhaven School Dist students are 65.8% African American, 26.3% White, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Brookhaven School Dist?
Brookhaven School Dist has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #97 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.