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Jackson, Mississippi - 1 schools
An equity score of 27/100 ranks Midtown Public Charter School #135 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,360 per pupil, Midtown Public Charter School ranks #102 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Midtown Public Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 284 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 Hinds County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,360 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 34.1% local, 41.1% state, and 24.8% 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 27/100, ranked #135 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.
and 9.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.7% African American, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Midtown Public Charter School, enrolling 420 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Midtown Public Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Midtown Public Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Midtown Public Charter School a distant remainder — means Midtown Public Charter School-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.
Midtown Public Charter School 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.
Midtown Public Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 9.5% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Midtown Public Charter School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Midtown Public Charter School?
Midtown Public Charter School has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 284 students.
How much does Midtown Public Charter School spend per student?
Midtown Public Charter School spends $10,360 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #135 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Midtown Public Charter School?
Midtown Public Charter School students are 95.7% African American, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Midtown Public Charter School?
Midtown Public Charter School has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #135 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.