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Port Gibson, Mississippi - 3 schools
An equity score of 60/100 ranks Claiborne Co School Dist #49 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,676 per pupil, Claiborne Co School Dist ranks #39 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,188
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,676
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Claiborne Co School Dist operates 3 public schools serving 1,188 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 Claiborne County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,676 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 33.0% local, 44.3% state, and 22.8% 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 60/100, ranked #49 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 314.8:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 70.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.8% African American, 1.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Port Gibson High School, with a diversity index of 35.8/100.
Its largest campus is A. W. Watson Elementary, enrolling 531 students (47% of the district's total enrollment).
A. W. Watson Elementary accounts for 44.7% of all Claiborne Co School Dist student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Claiborne 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.
Claiborne Co School Dist school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
Claiborne Co School Dist school enrollment ranges from 223 students (lowest) to 531 students (highest), a spread of 308 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.
Claiborne Co School Dist 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.
Claiborne Co School Dist student-counselor ratio is 315:1 — 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 Claiborne Co School Dist is typically wider than the Claiborne Co School Dist-aggregate figure suggests.
Claiborne Co School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 70.5% — 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.
Claiborne Co School Dist has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,188 students.
How much does Claiborne Co School Dist spend per student?
Claiborne Co School Dist spends $12,676 per student. The district has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #49 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Claiborne Co School Dist?
Claiborne Co School Dist students are 85.8% African American, 1.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Claiborne Co School Dist?
Claiborne Co School Dist has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #49 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.