An equity score of 44/100 ranks Grenada School Dist #90 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,666 per pupil, Grenada School Dist ranks #99 of 148 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,864
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$11,666
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Grenada School Dist operates 3 public schools serving 3,864 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Grenada County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,666 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 148 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending. See how Mississippi compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 21.8% local, 46.2% state, and 32.0% 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 44/100, ranked #90 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 473.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 32.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.2% African American, 45.6% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Grenada Elementary School, with a diversity index of 55.4/100.
Its largest campus is Grenada Elementary School, enrolling 2,044 students (53% of the district's total enrollment).
Grenada Elementary School accounts for 52.9% of all Grenada School Dist student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Grenada School Dist a distant remainder — means Grenada School Dist-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Grenada School Dist school enrollment varies 2.6× across entities
Grenada School Dist school enrollment ranges from 793 students (lowest) to 2,044 students (highest), a spread of 1,251 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.
Grenada School Dist reports 74.1% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Grenada School Dist student-counselor ratio is 473:1 — 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.
Grenada School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 32.8% — 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.
Grenada School Dist has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 3,864 students.
How much does Grenada School Dist spend per student?
Grenada School Dist spends $11,666 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #90 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Grenada School Dist?
Grenada School Dist students are 50.2% African American, 45.6% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Grenada School Dist?
Grenada School Dist has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #90 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.