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Clarksdale, Mississippi - 1 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Clarksdale Collegiate District #103 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,907 per pupil, Clarksdale Collegiate District ranks #126 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Clarksdale Collegiate District operates 1 public schools serving 511 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 Coahoma County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,907 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 8.2% local, 65.9% state, and 25.9% 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 39/100, ranked #103 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.
a 652:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 11.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.6% African American, 5.1% White, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Clarksdale Collegiate, enrolling 652 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Clarksdale Collegiate accounts for 100.0% of all Clarksdale Collegiate District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Clarksdale Collegiate District a distant remainder — means Clarksdale Collegiate District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Clarksdale Collegiate District 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.
Clarksdale Collegiate District student-counselor ratio is 652:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Clarksdale Collegiate District chronic absenteeism rate is 11.7% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Clarksdale Collegiate District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Clarksdale Collegiate District?
Clarksdale Collegiate District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 511 students.
How much does Clarksdale Collegiate District spend per student?
Clarksdale Collegiate District spends $9,907 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #103 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Clarksdale Collegiate District?
Clarksdale Collegiate District students are 92.6% African American, 5.1% White, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Clarksdale Collegiate District?
Clarksdale Collegiate District has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #103 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.