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Brandon, Mississippi - 27 schools
An equity score of 28/100 ranks Rankin Co School Dist #129 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,533 per pupil, Rankin Co School Dist ranks #97 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
18,720
Total Enrollment
27
Schools
$10,533
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Rankin Co School Dist operates 27 public schools serving 18,720 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 17 combined, 4 elementary, 3 high, 3 middle schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Rankin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,533 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 42.5% local, 43.6% state, and 13.9% 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 28/100, ranked #129 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 6 of 27 schools offering Advanced Placement (36 AP courses district-wide), a 463.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.4% White, 23.9% African American, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Flowood Elementary School, with a diversity index of 69.0/100.
Its largest campus is Northwest Rankin High School, enrolling 1,855 students (10% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Pelahatchie Attendance Center, at 336 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Rankin Co School Dist school enrollment varies 5.5× across entities
Rankin Co School Dist school enrollment ranges from 336 students (lowest) to 1,855 students (highest), a spread of 1,519 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.
Rankin Co School Dist student-counselor ratio is 464:1 — 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.
Rankin Co School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 14.6% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Rankin Co School Dist has 27 schools, including 3 high, 3 middle, 17 combined, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 18,720 students.
How much does Rankin Co School Dist spend per student?
Rankin Co School Dist spends $10,533 per student. The district has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #129 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Rankin Co School Dist?
Rankin Co School Dist students are 63.4% White, 23.9% African American, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian, averaged across 27 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Rankin Co School Dist?
Rankin Co School Dist has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #129 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.