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Houston, Mississippi - 5 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks Chickasaw Co School Dist #75 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,753 per pupil, Chickasaw Co School Dist ranks #132 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,214
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$9,753
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Chickasaw Co School Dist operates 5 public schools serving 2,214 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary, 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 Chickasaw County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,753 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 15 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending. See how Mississippi compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 18.9% local, 57.7% state, and 23.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 49/100, ranked #75 of 146 in Mississippi against a state average of 51, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 20.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 46.2% White, 37.0% African American, 8.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Houston Upper Elementary, with a diversity index of 67.1/100.
Its largest campus is Houston High School, enrolling 529 students (24% of the district's total enrollment).
Houston High School accounts for 23.9% of all Chickasaw Co School Dist student enrollment
That concentration means Chickasaw Co 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.
Chickasaw Co School Dist has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 76.9% 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.
Chickasaw Co School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 20.4% — 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 Chickasaw Co School Dist is typically wider than the Chickasaw Co School Dist-aggregate figure suggests.
Chickasaw Co School Dist has 5 schools, including 1 high, 2 combined, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,214 students.
How much does Chickasaw Co School Dist spend per student?
Chickasaw Co School Dist spends $9,753 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #75 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Chickasaw Co School Dist?
Chickasaw Co School Dist students are 46.2% White, 37.0% African American, 8.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Chickasaw Co School Dist?
Chickasaw Co School Dist has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #75 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.