An equity score of 51/100 ranks Clarksdale Collegiate District #73 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,366 per pupil, Clarksdale Collegiate District ranks #81 of 148 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 $12,366 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 148 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 51/100, ranked #73 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.
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 largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Clarksdale Collegiate District reports 100.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
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 $12,366 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #73 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 51/100, ranking #73 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.