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Lucedale, Mississippi - 8 schools
An equity score of 30/100 ranks George Co School Dist #125 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,405 per pupil, George Co School Dist ranks #139 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,165
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$9,405
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
George Co School Dist operates 8 public schools serving 4,165 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 1 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 George County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,405 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 22.4% local, 47.7% state, and 29.9% 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 30/100, ranked #125 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 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 414.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.8% White, 9.4% African American, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lt Taylor Intermediate School, with a diversity index of 52.0/100.
Its largest campus is George County High School, enrolling 1,115 students (28% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Benndale Elementary School, at 138 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
George County High School accounts for 26.8% of all George Co School Dist student enrollment
That concentration means George Co 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.
George Co School Dist school enrollment varies 8.1× across entities
George Co School Dist school enrollment ranges from 138 students (lowest) to 1,115 students (highest), a spread of 977 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
George Co School Dist has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 66.9% 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 approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
George Co School Dist student-counselor ratio is 415:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
George Co School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 27.7% — 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 George Co School Dist is typically wider than the George Co School Dist-aggregate figure suggests.
George Co School Dist has 8 schools, including 1 high, 5 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 4,165 students.
How much does George Co School Dist spend per student?
George Co School Dist spends $9,405 per student. The district has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #125 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of George Co School Dist?
George Co School Dist students are 73.8% White, 9.4% African American, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for George Co School Dist?
George Co School Dist has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #125 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.