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Okolona, Mississippi - 3 schools
An equity score of 86/100 ranks Okolona Separate School Dist #3 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,008 per pupil, Okolona Separate School Dist ranks #24 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
511
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,008
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Okolona Separate School Dist operates 3 public schools serving 511 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 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 Chickasaw County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,008 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 22.2% local, 47.0% state, and 30.8% 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 86/100, ranked #3 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.
a 145.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 26.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.5% African American, 4.9% White, 0.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Okolona Elementary School, with a diversity index of 28.2/100.
Its largest campus is Okolona Elementary School, enrolling 238 students (46% of the district's total enrollment).
Okolona Elementary School accounts for 46.5% of all Okolona Separate School Dist student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Okolona Separate School Dist a distant remainder — means Okolona Separate School Dist-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Okolona Separate 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.
Okolona Separate School Dist student-counselor ratio is 146:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Okolona Separate School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 26.6% — 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 Okolona Separate School Dist is typically wider than the Okolona Separate School Dist-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Okolona Separate School Dist?
Okolona Separate School Dist has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 511 students.
How much does Okolona Separate School Dist spend per student?
Okolona Separate School Dist spends $14,008 per student. The district has an equity score of 86/100, ranking #3 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Okolona Separate School Dist?
Okolona Separate School Dist students are 88.5% African American, 4.9% White, 0.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Okolona Separate School Dist?
Okolona Separate School Dist has an equity score of 86/100, ranking #3 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.