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Clarksdale, Mississippi - 4 schools
An equity score of 74/100 ranks Coahoma County School District #18 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,159 per pupil, Coahoma County School District ranks #22 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
988
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,159
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Coahoma County School District operates 4 public schools serving 988 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Coahoma County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,159 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 34.0% local, 35.6% state, and 30.4% 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 74/100, ranked #18 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 233.1:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 33.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.2% African American, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Friars Point Elementary School, with a diversity index of 49.5/100.
Coahoma County Jr/Sr High School accounts for 34.9% of all Coahoma County School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Coahoma County School District-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.
Coahoma County School District school enrollment varies 2.6× across entities
Coahoma County School District school enrollment ranges from 133 students (lowest) to 345 students (highest), a spread of 212 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.
Coahoma County School 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.
Coahoma County School District student-counselor ratio is 233:1 — 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.
Coahoma County School District chronic absenteeism rate is 33.5% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Coahoma County School 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 Coahoma County School District?
Coahoma County School District has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 988 students.
How much does Coahoma County School District spend per student?
Coahoma County School District spends $14,159 per student. The district has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #18 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Coahoma County School District?
Coahoma County School District students are 68.2% African American, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% White, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Coahoma County School District?
Coahoma County School District has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #18 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.