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Booneville, Mississippi - 6 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks Prentiss Co School Dist #38 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,786 per pupil, Prentiss Co School Dist ranks #90 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,278
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$10,786
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Prentiss Co School Dist operates 6 public schools serving 2,278 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 1 high 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 Prentiss County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,786 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 17.4% local, 52.7% state, and 29.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 65/100, ranked #38 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 497.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.5% White, 2.4% African American, 0.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Jumpertown High School, with a diversity index of 38.3/100.
Its largest campus is Wheeler High School, enrolling 577 students (27% of the district's total enrollment).
Wheeler High School accounts for 25.3% of all Prentiss Co School Dist student enrollment
That concentration means Prentiss Co 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.
Prentiss Co School Dist school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
Prentiss Co School Dist school enrollment ranges from 239 students (lowest) to 577 students (highest), a spread of 338 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.
Prentiss Co School Dist has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 75.0% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants 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.
Prentiss Co School Dist student-counselor ratio is 498:1 — 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.
Prentiss Co School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 24.7% — 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 Prentiss Co School Dist is typically wider than the Prentiss Co School Dist-aggregate figure suggests.
Prentiss Co School Dist has 6 schools, including 5 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 2,278 students.
How much does Prentiss Co School Dist spend per student?
Prentiss Co School Dist spends $10,786 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #38 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Prentiss Co School Dist?
Prentiss Co School Dist students are 89.5% White, 2.4% African American, 0.9% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Prentiss Co School Dist?
Prentiss Co School Dist has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #38 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.