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Leland, Mississippi - 3 schools
An equity score of 81/100 ranks Leland School Dist #8 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,003 per pupil, Leland School Dist ranks #7 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
700
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$17,003
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Leland School Dist operates 3 public schools serving 700 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 middle, 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 Washington County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,003 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 15 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending. See how Mississippi compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 30.9% local, 29.9% state, and 39.2% 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 81/100, ranked #8 of 146 in Mississippi against a state average of 51, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 223.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 15.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.2% African American, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Edna M Scott Elementary School, with a diversity index of 49.5/100.
Edna M Scott Elementary School accounts for 34.1% of all Leland School Dist student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Leland School Dist-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Leland 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.
Leland 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.
Leland School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 15.1% — 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 Leland School Dist is typically wider than the Leland School Dist-aggregate figure suggests.
Leland School Dist has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high. Total enrollment is 700 students.
How much does Leland School Dist spend per student?
Leland School Dist spends $17,003 per student. The district has an equity score of 81/100, ranking #8 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Leland School Dist?
Leland School Dist students are 72.2% African American, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% White, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Leland School Dist?
Leland School Dist has an equity score of 81/100, ranking #8 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.