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Raleigh, Mississippi - 4 schools
An equity score of 27/100 ranks Smith Co School Dist #133 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,730 per pupil, Smith Co School Dist ranks #133 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,443
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$9,730
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Smith Co School Dist operates 4 public schools serving 2,443 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 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 Smith County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,730 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 15 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending. See how Mississippi compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 26.7% local, 52.2% state, and 21.1% 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 27/100, ranked #133 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 459.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.7% White, 30.3% African American, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Taylorsville Attendance Center, with a diversity index of 52.1/100.
Its largest campus is Mize Attendance Center, enrolling 831 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Mize Attendance Center accounts for 32.7% of all Smith Co School Dist student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Smith 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.
Smith Co School Dist has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 73.0% 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 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.
Smith Co School Dist student-counselor ratio is 459:1 — 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.
Smith Co School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 16.9% — 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 Smith Co School Dist is typically wider than the Smith Co School Dist-aggregate figure suggests.
Smith Co School Dist has 4 schools, including 4 combined. Total enrollment is 2,443 students.
How much does Smith Co School Dist spend per student?
Smith Co School Dist spends $9,730 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #133 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Smith Co School Dist?
Smith Co School Dist students are 65.7% White, 30.3% African American, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Smith Co School Dist?
Smith Co School Dist has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #133 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.