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Holly Springs, Mississippi - 8 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks Marshall Co School Dist #107 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,988 per pupil, Marshall Co School Dist ranks #123 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,777
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$9,988
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Marshall Co School Dist operates 8 public schools serving 2,777 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 2 combined, 1 high 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 Marshall County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,988 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 30.0% local, 43.2% state, and 26.8% 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 37/100, ranked #107 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.
a 397.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 35.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 43.2% African American, 26.3% White, 19.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Byhalia Elementary School (K-4), with a diversity index of 69.5/100.
Byhalia Elementary School (K-4) accounts for 18.5% of all Marshall Co School Dist student enrollment
That concentration means Marshall Co 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.
Marshall Co School Dist school enrollment varies 3.7× across entities
Marshall Co School Dist school enrollment ranges from 138 students (lowest) to 515 students (highest), a spread of 377 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.
Marshall 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.
Marshall Co School Dist student-counselor ratio is 397:1 — 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.
Marshall Co School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 35.4% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Marshall Co School Dist has 8 schools, including 5 elementary, 1 high, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 2,777 students.
How much does Marshall Co School Dist spend per student?
Marshall Co School Dist spends $9,988 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #107 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Marshall Co School Dist?
Marshall Co School Dist students are 43.2% African American, 26.3% White, 19.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Marshall Co School Dist?
Marshall Co School Dist has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #107 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.