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Ackerman, Mississippi - 4 schools
An equity score of 63/100 ranks Choctaw Co School Dist #43 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,188 per pupil, Choctaw Co School Dist ranks #13 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,230
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$15,188
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Choctaw Co School Dist operates 4 public schools serving 1,230 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined 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 Choctaw County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,188 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 15 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending. See how Mississippi compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 48.3% local, 32.9% state, and 18.8% 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 63/100, ranked #43 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.
a 337.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 12.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.8% White, 36.9% African American, 1.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Choctaw County High School, with a diversity index of 56.9/100.
Its largest campus is Choctaw County High School, enrolling 511 students (41% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is French Camp Elem School, at 118 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Choctaw County High School accounts for 41.4% of all Choctaw Co School Dist student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Choctaw Co School Dist-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Choctaw Co School Dist school enrollment varies 4.3× across entities
Choctaw Co School Dist school enrollment ranges from 118 students (lowest) to 511 students (highest), a spread of 393 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.
Choctaw Co School Dist has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 58.0% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility 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.
Choctaw Co School Dist student-counselor ratio is 338:1 — 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 Choctaw Co School Dist is typically wider than the Choctaw Co School Dist-aggregate figure suggests.
Choctaw Co School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 12.8% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Choctaw Co School Dist has 4 schools, including 4 combined. Total enrollment is 1,230 students.
How much does Choctaw Co School Dist spend per student?
Choctaw Co School Dist spends $15,188 per student. The district has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #43 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Choctaw Co School Dist?
Choctaw Co School Dist students are 56.8% White, 36.9% African American, 1.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Choctaw Co School Dist?
Choctaw Co School Dist has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #43 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.