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Mound Bayou, Mississippi - 3 schools
An equity score of 84/100 ranks North Bolivar Cons School Dist #4 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,472 per pupil, North Bolivar Cons School Dist ranks #28 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
780
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,472
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
North Bolivar Cons School Dist operates 3 public schools serving 780 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 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 Bolivar County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,472 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 18.0% local, 43.8% state, and 38.3% 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 84/100, ranked #4 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 188:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 36.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.9% African American, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is I T Montgomery Elementary School, with a diversity index of 37.4/100.
Its largest campus is Northside High School, enrolling 370 students (49% of the district's total enrollment).
Northside High School accounts for 47.4% of all North Bolivar Cons School Dist student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of North Bolivar Cons School Dist a distant remainder — means North Bolivar Cons School Dist-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.
North Bolivar Cons School Dist school enrollment varies 2.0× across entities
North Bolivar Cons School Dist school enrollment ranges from 185 students (lowest) to 370 students (highest), a spread of 185 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.
North Bolivar Cons School Dist 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.
North Bolivar Cons School Dist student-counselor ratio is 188:1 — 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.
North Bolivar Cons School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 36.0% — 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 North Bolivar Cons School Dist'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 North Bolivar Cons School Dist?
North Bolivar Cons School Dist has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 780 students.
How much does North Bolivar Cons School Dist spend per student?
North Bolivar Cons School Dist spends $13,472 per student. The district has an equity score of 84/100, ranking #4 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of North Bolivar Cons School Dist?
North Bolivar Cons School Dist students are 87.9% African American, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% White, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for North Bolivar Cons School Dist?
North Bolivar Cons School Dist has an equity score of 84/100, ranking #4 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.