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Oxford, Mississippi - 7 schools
An equity score of 17/100 ranks Oxford School District #143 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,968 per pupil, Oxford School District ranks #87 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,766
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$10,968
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Oxford School District operates 7 public schools serving 4,766 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 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 Lafayette County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,968 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 53.6% local, 33.9% state, and 12.5% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 17/100, ranked #143 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 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 580.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.2% White, 32.7% African American, 10.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bramlett Elementary School, with a diversity index of 67.6/100.
Its largest campus is Oxford High School, enrolling 1,335 students (28% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Oxford Early Childhood Center, at 277 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Oxford High School accounts for 28.0% of all Oxford School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Oxford School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Oxford School District school enrollment varies 4.8× across entities
Oxford School District school enrollment ranges from 277 students (lowest) to 1,335 students (highest), a spread of 1,058 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.
Oxford School District student-counselor ratio is 581:1 — 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.
Oxford School District chronic absenteeism rate is 25.7% — 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 Oxford School District is typically wider than the Oxford School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Oxford School District has 7 schools, including 1 high, 3 elementary, 2 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 4,766 students.
How much does Oxford School District spend per student?
Oxford School District spends $10,968 per student. The district has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #143 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Oxford School District?
Oxford School District students are 48.2% White, 32.7% African American, 10.0% Hispanic or Latino, 4.8% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Oxford School District?
Oxford School District has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #143 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.