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Forest, Mississippi - 8 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Scott Co School Dist #93 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,826 per pupil, Scott Co School Dist ranks #130 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,989
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$9,826
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Scott Co School Dist operates 8 public schools serving 3,989 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 2 elementary, 2 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 Scott County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,826 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 15.2% local, 51.2% state, and 33.5% 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 42/100, ranked #93 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 3 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 503.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 42.8% White, 34.6% African American, 17.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Morton High School, with a diversity index of 69.5/100.
Its largest campus is Scott Central Attendance Center, enrolling 856 students (21% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Lake High School, at 231 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Scott Central Attendance Center accounts for 21.5% of all Scott Co School Dist student enrollment
That concentration means Scott 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.
Scott Co School Dist school enrollment varies 3.7× across entities
Scott Co School Dist school enrollment ranges from 231 students (lowest) to 856 students (highest), a spread of 625 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.
Scott Co School Dist has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 100.0% 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). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Scott Co School Dist student-counselor ratio is 504:1 — 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.
Scott Co School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 25.1% — 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 Scott Co School Dist is typically wider than the Scott Co School Dist-aggregate figure suggests.
Scott Co School Dist has 8 schools, including 4 combined, 2 elementary, 2 high. Total enrollment is 3,989 students.
How much does Scott Co School Dist spend per student?
Scott Co School Dist spends $9,826 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #93 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Scott Co School Dist?
Scott Co School Dist students are 42.8% White, 34.6% African American, 17.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Scott Co School Dist?
Scott Co School Dist has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #93 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.