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Leakesville, Mississippi - 5 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Greene County School District #86 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,304 per pupil, Greene County School District ranks #80 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,640
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$11,304
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Greene County School District operates 5 public schools serving 1,640 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Greene County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,304 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 29.7% local, 42.5% state, and 27.9% 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 45/100, ranked #86 of 146 in Mississippi against a state average of 51, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 446:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.4% White, 14.7% African American, 1.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Greene County High School, with a diversity index of 55.2/100.
Its largest campus is Greene County High School, enrolling 446 students (28% of the district's total enrollment).
Greene County High School accounts for 27.2% of all Greene County School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Greene County School District-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.
Greene County School District school enrollment varies 2.8× across entities
Greene County School District school enrollment ranges from 160 students (lowest) to 446 students (highest), a spread of 286 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.
Greene County School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 76.8% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants 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.
Greene County School District student-counselor ratio is 446:1 — 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.
Greene County School District chronic absenteeism rate is 27.8% — 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 Greene County School District is typically wider than the Greene County School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Greene 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 Greene County School District?
Greene County School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 3 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,640 students.
How much does Greene County School District spend per student?
Greene County School District spends $11,304 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #86 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Greene County School District?
Greene County School District students are 75.4% White, 14.7% African American, 1.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Greene County School District?
Greene County School District has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #86 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.