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Kiln, Mississippi - 6 schools
An equity score of 33/100 ranks Hancock Co School Dist #114 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,539 per pupil, Hancock Co School Dist ranks #96 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,060
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$10,539
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hancock Co School Dist operates 6 public schools serving 4,060 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 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 Hancock County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,539 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 36.4% local, 43.7% state, and 19.8% 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 33/100, ranked #114 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 434:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 31.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.9% White, 7.1% African American, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is South Hancock Elementary School, with a diversity index of 54.0/100.
Its largest campus is Hancock High School, enrolling 1,184 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is West Hancock Elementary School, at 349 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hancock High School accounts for 29.2% of all Hancock Co School Dist student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hancock 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.
Hancock Co School Dist school enrollment varies 3.4× across entities
Hancock Co School Dist school enrollment ranges from 349 students (lowest) to 1,184 students (highest), a spread of 835 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.
Hancock Co School Dist has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 63.3% 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.
Hancock Co School Dist student-counselor ratio is 434:1 — 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.
Hancock Co School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 31.0% — 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.
Hancock Co School Dist has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 combined. Total enrollment is 4,060 students.
How much does Hancock Co School Dist spend per student?
Hancock Co School Dist spends $10,539 per student. The district has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #114 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Hancock Co School Dist?
Hancock Co School Dist students are 82.9% White, 7.1% African American, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hancock Co School Dist?
Hancock Co School Dist has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #114 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.