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New Albany, Mississippi - 3 schools
An equity score of 27/100 ranks New Albany Public Schools #134 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,319 per pupil, New Albany Public Schools ranks #107 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,114
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$10,319
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
New Albany Public Schools operates 3 public schools serving 2,114 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 Union County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,319 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 30.7% local, 50.9% state, and 18.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 27/100, ranked #134 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 (1 AP courses district-wide), a 537.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 47.9% White, 26.7% African American, 18.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is New Albany High School, with a diversity index of 67.1/100.
Its largest campus is New Albany Elementary School, enrolling 1,074 students (50% of the district's total enrollment).
New Albany Elementary School accounts for 50.0% of all New Albany Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of New Albany Public Schools a distant remainder — means New Albany Public Schools-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.
New Albany Public Schools school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
New Albany Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 470 students (lowest) to 1,074 students (highest), a spread of 604 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.
New Albany Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 63.2% 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.
New Albany Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 537:1 — 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.
New Albany Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 22.0% — 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 New Albany Public Schools is typically wider than the New Albany Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in New Albany Public Schools?
New Albany Public Schools has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,114 students.
How much does New Albany Public Schools spend per student?
New Albany Public Schools spends $10,319 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #134 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of New Albany Public Schools?
New Albany Public Schools students are 47.9% White, 26.7% African American, 18.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for New Albany Public Schools?
New Albany Public Schools has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #134 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.