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Senatobia, Mississippi - 3 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Senatobia Municipal School Dist #110 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,186 per pupil, Senatobia Municipal School Dist ranks #82 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,666
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$11,186
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Senatobia Municipal School Dist operates 3 public schools serving 1,666 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Tate County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,186 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 30.7% local, 41.5% state, and 27.9% 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 36/100, ranked #110 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 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 584.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 43.5% African American, 33.1% White, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Senatobia Elementary School, with a diversity index of 63.2/100.
Its largest campus is Senatobia Elementary School, enrolling 879 students (50% of the district's total enrollment).
Senatobia Elementary School accounts for 50.1% of all Senatobia Municipal School Dist student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Senatobia Municipal School Dist a distant remainder — means Senatobia Municipal 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.
Senatobia Municipal School Dist school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Senatobia Municipal School Dist school enrollment ranges from 407 students (lowest) to 879 students (highest), a spread of 472 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.
Senatobia Municipal School Dist has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 66.2% 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.
Senatobia Municipal School Dist student-counselor ratio is 585:1 — 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.
Senatobia Municipal School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 27.3% — 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 Senatobia Municipal School Dist is typically wider than the Senatobia Municipal School Dist-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Senatobia Municipal 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 Senatobia Municipal School Dist?
Senatobia Municipal School Dist has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,666 students.
How much does Senatobia Municipal School Dist spend per student?
Senatobia Municipal School Dist spends $11,186 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #110 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Senatobia Municipal School Dist?
Senatobia Municipal School Dist students are 43.5% African American, 33.1% White, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Senatobia Municipal School Dist?
Senatobia Municipal School Dist has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #110 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.