An equity score of 53/100 ranks Lawrence Co School Dist #63 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,783 per pupil, Lawrence Co School Dist ranks #68 of 148 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,696
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$12,783
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lawrence Co School Dist operates 5 public schools serving 1,696 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 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 Lawrence County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,783 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 148 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending. See how Mississippi compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 33.4% local, 46.2% state, and 20.4% 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 53/100, ranked #63 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 224.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 42.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.0% White, 42.6% African American, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Rod Paige Middle School, with a diversity index of 60.0/100.
Its largest campus is Lawrence County High School, enrolling 529 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
Lawrence County High School accounts for 31.2% of all Lawrence Co School Dist student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Lawrence Co School Dist-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Lawrence Co School Dist school enrollment varies 2.8× across entities
Lawrence Co School Dist school enrollment ranges from 191 students (lowest) to 529 students (highest), a spread of 338 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.
Lawrence Co School Dist reports 79.4% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. 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.
Lawrence Co School Dist student-counselor ratio is 224:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Lawrence Co School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 42.5% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Lawrence Co School Dist has 5 schools, including 1 high, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,696 students.
How much does Lawrence Co School Dist spend per student?
Lawrence Co School Dist spends $12,783 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #63 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Lawrence Co School Dist?
Lawrence Co School Dist students are 50.0% White, 42.6% African American, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lawrence Co School Dist?
Lawrence Co School Dist has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #63 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.