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Indianola, Mississippi - 11 schools
An equity score of 67/100 ranks Sunflower Cty Cons School District #32 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,004 per pupil, Sunflower Cty Cons School District ranks #36 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,929
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$13,004
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Sunflower Cty Cons School District operates 11 public schools serving 2,929 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 3 combined, 2 high, 2 middle 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 Sunflower County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,004 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending. See how Mississippi compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 30.2% local, 40.8% state, and 29.0% 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 67/100, ranked #32 of 146 in Mississippi against a state average of 51, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 272.8:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 31.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.8% African American, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Robert L Merritt Junior High School, with a diversity index of 16.5/100.
Its largest campus is Gentry High School, enrolling 465 students (17% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Rosser Early Learning Center, at 79 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Gentry High School accounts for 15.9% of all Sunflower Cty Cons School District student enrollment
That concentration means Sunflower Cty Cons School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Sunflower Cty Cons School District school enrollment varies 5.9× across entities
Sunflower Cty Cons School District school enrollment ranges from 79 students (lowest) to 465 students (highest), a spread of 386 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.
Sunflower Cty Cons School District 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.
Sunflower Cty Cons School District student-counselor ratio is 273:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Sunflower Cty Cons School District is typically wider than the Sunflower Cty Cons School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Sunflower Cty Cons School District chronic absenteeism rate is 31.8% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Sunflower Cty Cons School District'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 Sunflower Cty Cons School District?
Sunflower Cty Cons School District has 11 schools, including 2 high, 4 elementary, 3 combined, 2 middle. Total enrollment is 2,929 students.
How much does Sunflower Cty Cons School District spend per student?
Sunflower Cty Cons School District spends $13,004 per student. The district has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #32 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Sunflower Cty Cons School District?
Sunflower Cty Cons School District students are 93.8% African American, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% White, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sunflower Cty Cons School District?
Sunflower Cty Cons School District has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #32 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.