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Poplarville, Mississippi - 4 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Poplarville Separate School Dist #128 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,227 per pupil, Poplarville Separate School Dist ranks #110 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,909
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$10,227
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Poplarville Separate School Dist operates 4 public schools serving 1,909 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Pearl River County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,227 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 28.9% local, 45.8% state, and 25.3% 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 29/100, ranked #128 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.
a 360:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 31.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.1% White, 8.2% African American, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Poplarville Jr Sr High School, with a diversity index of 40.3/100.
Its largest campus is Poplarville Jr Sr High School, enrolling 540 students (27% of the district's total enrollment).
Poplarville Jr Sr High School accounts for 27.4% of all Poplarville Separate School Dist student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Poplarville Separate School Dist-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.
Poplarville Separate School Dist has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 63.4% 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 approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Poplarville Separate School Dist student-counselor ratio is 360:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Poplarville Separate School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 31.6% — 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 Poplarville Separate 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 Poplarville Separate School Dist?
Poplarville Separate School Dist has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,909 students.
How much does Poplarville Separate School Dist spend per student?
Poplarville Separate School Dist spends $10,227 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #128 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Poplarville Separate School Dist?
Poplarville Separate School Dist students are 81.1% White, 8.2% African American, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Poplarville Separate School Dist?
Poplarville Separate School Dist has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #128 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.