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Clinton, Mississippi - 7 schools
An equity score of 8/100 ranks Clinton Public School Dist #146 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,818 per pupil, Clinton Public School Dist ranks #146 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,211
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$8,818
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Clinton Public School Dist operates 7 public schools serving 5,211 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 2 middle, 2 elementary, 1 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 Hinds County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $8,818 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 15 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending. See how Mississippi compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 35.2% local, 48.0% state, and 16.8% 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 8/100, ranked #146 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (17 AP courses district-wide), a 530.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 55.8% African American, 31.0% White, 6.0% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Eastside Elem, with a diversity index of 62.3/100.
Its largest campus is Clinton High School, enrolling 1,339 students (26% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Lovett Elem School, at 375 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Clinton High School accounts for 25.7% of all Clinton Public School Dist student enrollment
That concentration means Clinton Public 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.
Clinton Public School Dist school enrollment varies 3.6× across entities
Clinton Public School Dist school enrollment ranges from 375 students (lowest) to 1,339 students (highest), a spread of 964 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.
Clinton Public School Dist student-counselor ratio is 530:1 — 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.
Clinton Public School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 20.9% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Clinton Public School Dist is typically wider than the Clinton Public School Dist-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Clinton Public School Dist?
Clinton Public School Dist has 7 schools, including 2 high, 2 middle, 2 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 5,211 students.
How much does Clinton Public School Dist spend per student?
Clinton Public School Dist spends $8,818 per student. The district has an equity score of 8/100, ranking #146 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Clinton Public School Dist?
Clinton Public School Dist students are 55.8% African American, 31.0% White, 6.0% Asian, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Clinton Public School Dist?
Clinton Public School Dist has an equity score of 8/100, ranking #146 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.