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Newton, Mississippi - 3 schools
An equity score of 82/100 ranks Newton Municipal School District #5 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,262 per pupil, Newton Municipal School District ranks #32 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
816
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,262
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Newton Municipal School District operates 3 public schools serving 816 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 Newton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,262 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending. See how Mississippi compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 24.9% local, 37.5% state, and 37.6% 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 82/100, ranked #5 of 146 in Mississippi against a state average of 51, notably more 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 (2 AP courses district-wide), a 196.9:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 17.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.4% African American, 3.3% White, 1.1% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Newton Elementary School, with a diversity index of 39.5/100.
Its largest campus is Newton Elementary School, enrolling 367 students (47% of the district's total enrollment).
Newton Elementary School accounts for 45.0% of all Newton Municipal School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Newton Municipal 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.
Newton Municipal School District school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Newton Municipal School District school enrollment ranges from 178 students (lowest) to 367 students (highest), a spread of 189 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.
Newton Municipal School District 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.
Newton Municipal School District student-counselor ratio is 197:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Newton Municipal School District chronic absenteeism rate is 17.3% — 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 Newton Municipal School District is typically wider than the Newton Municipal School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Newton Municipal 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 Municipal School District?
Newton Municipal School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 816 students.
How much does Newton Municipal School District spend per student?
Newton Municipal School District spends $13,262 per student. The district has an equity score of 82/100, ranking #5 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Newton Municipal School District?
Newton Municipal School District students are 85.4% African American, 3.3% White, 1.1% Asian, 0.8% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Newton Municipal School District?
Newton Municipal School District has an equity score of 82/100, ranking #5 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.