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Richton, Mississippi - 2 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks Richton School Dist #99 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,359 per pupil, Richton School Dist ranks #103 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Richton School Dist operates 2 public schools serving 597 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 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 Perry County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,359 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 18.9% local, 48.4% state, and 32.7% 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 40/100, ranked #99 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 586:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 66.8% White, 24.1% African American, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Richton Elementary School, enrolling 305 students (52% of the district's total enrollment).
Richton Elementary School accounts for 51.1% of all Richton School Dist student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Richton School Dist a distant remainder — means Richton 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.
Richton School Dist has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 64.8% 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.
Richton School Dist student-counselor ratio is 586:1 — 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.
Richton School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 22.6% — 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 Richton School Dist is typically wider than the Richton School Dist-aggregate figure suggests.
Richton School Dist has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 597 students.
How much does Richton School Dist spend per student?
Richton School Dist spends $10,359 per student. The district has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #99 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Richton School Dist?
Richton School Dist students are 66.8% White, 24.1% African American, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Richton School Dist?
Richton School Dist has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #99 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.