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Hazlehurst, Mississippi - 4 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Copiah Co School Dist #92 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,856 per pupil, Copiah Co School Dist ranks #128 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,205
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$9,856
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Copiah Co School Dist operates 4 public schools serving 2,205 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 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 Copiah County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,856 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 20.3% local, 52.3% state, and 27.4% 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 43/100, ranked #92 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 2 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 519.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 58.0% African American, 26.0% White, 9.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Crystal Springs High School, with a diversity index of 51.9/100.
Its largest campus is Wesson Attendance Center, enrolling 833 students (40% of the district's total enrollment).
Wesson Attendance Center accounts for 37.8% of all Copiah Co School Dist student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Copiah Co School Dist-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.
Copiah Co School Dist school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Copiah Co School Dist school enrollment ranges from 365 students (lowest) to 833 students (highest), a spread of 468 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.
Copiah Co 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.
Copiah Co School Dist student-counselor ratio is 519:1 — 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.
Copiah Co School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 25.5% — 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 Copiah Co School Dist is typically wider than the Copiah Co School Dist-aggregate figure suggests.
Copiah Co School Dist has 4 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,205 students.
How much does Copiah Co School Dist spend per student?
Copiah Co School Dist spends $9,856 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #92 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Copiah Co School Dist?
Copiah Co School Dist students are 58.0% African American, 26.0% White, 9.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Copiah Co School Dist?
Copiah Co School Dist has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #92 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.