An equity score of 45/100 ranks Newton County School District #88 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,887 per pupil, Newton County School District ranks #92 of 148 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Newton County School District operates 2 public schools serving 1,688 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined 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 Newton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,887 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 148 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending. See how Mississippi compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 23.6% local, 50.1% state, and 26.3% 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 45/100, ranked #88 of 146 in Mississippi against a state average of 51, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 825:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 31.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.9% White, 22.1% African American, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Newton County Elementary School accounts for 52.3% of all Newton County School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Newton County School District a distant remainder — means Newton County School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Newton County School District reports 52.6% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Newton County School District student-counselor ratio is 825:1 — 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.
Newton County School District chronic absenteeism rate is 31.8% — 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 Newton 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 Newton County School District?
Newton County School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 1,688 students.
How much does Newton County School District spend per student?
Newton County School District spends $11,887 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #88 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Newton County School District?
Newton County School District students are 67.9% White, 22.1% African American, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Newton County School District?
Newton County School District has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #88 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.