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Oxford, Mississippi - 4 schools
An equity score of 30/100 ranks Lafayette Co School Dist #126 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,599 per pupil, Lafayette Co School Dist ranks #94 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,872
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$10,599
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lafayette Co School Dist operates 4 public schools serving 2,872 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 combined, 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 Lafayette County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,599 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 38.0% local, 48.9% state, and 13.1% 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 30/100, ranked #126 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 506.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.0% White, 19.3% African American, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lafayette Elementary School, with a diversity index of 44.8/100.
Its largest campus is Lafayette High School, enrolling 855 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Lafayette High School accounts for 29.8% of all Lafayette Co School Dist student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Lafayette 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.
Lafayette Co School Dist school enrollment varies 2.0× across entities
Lafayette Co School Dist school enrollment ranges from 420 students (lowest) to 855 students (highest), a spread of 435 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.
Lafayette Co School Dist student-counselor ratio is 506:1 — 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.
Lafayette Co School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 22.2% — 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 Lafayette Co School Dist is typically wider than the Lafayette Co School Dist-aggregate figure suggests.
Lafayette Co School Dist has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,872 students.
How much does Lafayette Co School Dist spend per student?
Lafayette Co School Dist spends $10,599 per student. The district has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #126 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Lafayette Co School Dist?
Lafayette Co School Dist students are 73.0% White, 19.3% African American, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lafayette Co School Dist?
Lafayette Co School Dist has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #126 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.