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Belzoni, Mississippi - 3 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks Humphreys Co School Dist #52 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,598 per pupil, Humphreys Co School Dist ranks #41 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,207
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,598
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Humphreys Co School Dist operates 3 public schools serving 1,207 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high 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 Humphreys County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,598 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending. See how Mississippi compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 23.7% local, 47.9% state, and 28.3% 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 58/100, ranked #52 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 (6 AP courses district-wide), a 376.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.8% African American, 0.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is O M Mc Nair Middle School, with a diversity index of 48.6/100.
Its largest campus is Humphreys County High School, enrolling 427 students (38% of the district's total enrollment).
Humphreys County High School accounts for 35.4% of all Humphreys Co School Dist student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Humphreys 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.
Humphreys 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.
Humphreys Co School Dist student-counselor ratio is 377:1 — 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.
Humphreys Co School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 15.4% — 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 Humphreys Co School Dist is typically wider than the Humphreys Co School Dist-aggregate figure suggests.
Humphreys Co School Dist has 3 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,207 students.
How much does Humphreys Co School Dist spend per student?
Humphreys Co School Dist spends $12,598 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #52 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Humphreys Co School Dist?
Humphreys Co School Dist students are 68.8% African American, 0.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% White, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Humphreys Co School Dist?
Humphreys Co School Dist has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #52 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.