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Philadelphia, Mississippi - 3 schools
An equity score of 33/100 ranks Neshoba County School District #116 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,958 per pupil, Neshoba County School District ranks #143 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,038
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$8,958
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Neshoba County School District operates 3 public schools serving 3,038 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 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 Neshoba County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $8,958 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 15 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending. See how Mississippi compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 15.9% local, 46.4% state, and 37.7% 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 33/100, ranked #116 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 602.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 37.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 58.0% White, 17.1% African American, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Neshoba Central High School, with a diversity index of 62.4/100.
Neshoba Central Elementary School accounts for 46.7% of all Neshoba County School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Neshoba County School District a distant remainder — means Neshoba County School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Neshoba County School District school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Neshoba County School District school enrollment ranges from 645 students (lowest) to 1,419 students (highest), a spread of 774 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.
Neshoba County School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 66.9% 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 approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Neshoba County School District student-counselor ratio is 603:1 — 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.
Neshoba County School District chronic absenteeism rate is 37.0% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Neshoba County School District'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 Neshoba County School District?
Neshoba County School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 3,038 students.
How much does Neshoba County School District spend per student?
Neshoba County School District spends $8,958 per student. The district has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #116 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Neshoba County School District?
Neshoba County School District students are 58.0% White, 17.1% African American, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Neshoba County School District?
Neshoba County School District has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #116 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.