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Vancleave, Mississippi - 13 schools
An equity score of 16/100 ranks Jackson Co School Dist #144 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,221 per pupil, Jackson Co School Dist ranks #112 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
8,906
Total Enrollment
13
Schools
$10,221
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Jackson Co School Dist operates 13 public schools serving 8,906 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 3 high, 3 middle, 2 combined 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 Jackson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,221 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 37.9% local, 43.7% state, and 18.4% 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 16/100, ranked #144 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 3 of 13 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 519.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 29.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.8% White, 8.7% African American, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is St Martin N Elementary School, with a diversity index of 65.6/100.
Its largest campus is St Martin High School, enrolling 1,289 students (15% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Vancleave Upper Elementary, at 333 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Jackson Co School Dist school enrollment varies 3.9× across entities
Jackson Co School Dist school enrollment ranges from 333 students (lowest) to 1,289 students (highest), a spread of 956 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.
Jackson Co School Dist has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 54.8% 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 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.
Jackson Co School Dist student-counselor ratio is 520:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Jackson Co School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 29.3% — 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 Jackson Co School Dist is typically wider than the Jackson Co School Dist-aggregate figure suggests.
Jackson Co School Dist has 13 schools, including 3 high, 3 middle, 2 combined, 5 elementary. Total enrollment is 8,906 students.
How much does Jackson Co School Dist spend per student?
Jackson Co School Dist spends $10,221 per student. The district has an equity score of 16/100, ranking #144 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Jackson Co School Dist?
Jackson Co School Dist students are 76.8% White, 8.7% African American, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Asian, averaged across 13 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Jackson Co School Dist?
Jackson Co School Dist has an equity score of 16/100, ranking #144 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.