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Clarksdale, Mississippi - 8 schools
An equity score of 60/100 ranks Clarksdale Municipal School Dist #48 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,180 per pupil, Clarksdale Municipal School Dist ranks #49 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,118
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$12,180
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Clarksdale Municipal School Dist operates 8 public schools serving 2,118 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 2 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $12,180 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 17.8% local, 39.5% state, and 42.7% 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 #48 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 227.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 60.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.8% African American, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is W.a. Higgins Middle School Academy, with a diversity index of 51.5/100.
Its largest campus is Clarksdale High School, enrolling 473 students (23% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Jerome W. Stampley 9th Grade Academ, at 106 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Clarksdale High School accounts for 22.3% of all Clarksdale Municipal School Dist student enrollment
That concentration means Clarksdale Municipal 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.
Clarksdale Municipal School Dist school enrollment varies 4.5× across entities
Clarksdale Municipal School Dist school enrollment ranges from 106 students (lowest) to 473 students (highest), a spread of 367 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.
Clarksdale Municipal 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.
Clarksdale Municipal School Dist student-counselor ratio is 227:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Clarksdale Municipal School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 60.0% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Clarksdale Municipal School Dist'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 Municipal School Dist?
Clarksdale Municipal School Dist has 8 schools, including 2 high, 4 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,118 students.
How much does Clarksdale Municipal School Dist spend per student?
Clarksdale Municipal School Dist spends $12,180 per student. The district has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #48 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Clarksdale Municipal School Dist?
Clarksdale Municipal School Dist students are 72.8% African American, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% White, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Clarksdale Municipal School Dist?
Clarksdale Municipal School Dist has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #48 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.