Tate County Schools

Listed by NCES as Tate Co School Dist (district ID 2804230)

Public school district · Tate County · Mississippi · NCES district ID 2804230

Tate County Schools spent $11,208 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 71% of the other Mississippi districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $12,203). Its 5 schools enrolled 2,004 students in 2024-25; 54.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $11,097 per student, down 1.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 75-79% (Mississippi: 89.4%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Mississippi districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Tate County Schools in enrollment (1,904 to 2,123 students) and Tate County Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Mississippi districts closest in size to Tate County Schools, FY23Clarksdale Municipal $14,773; Pass Christian Public School Dist $14,145; Marion Co School Dist $13,221; Kosciusko $13,195; Calhoun Co School Dist $13,180; Yazoo City Municipal School Dist $11,705; New Albany Public Schools $11,485; Tate County Schools $11,208; Monroe Co School Dist $10,849; Poplarville Separate School Dist $10,679; State median, 1,000+ students $12,203.8k10k12k14k16kClarksdale Municipal$14,773Pass Christian Public School D…$14,145Marion Co School Dist$13,221Kosciusko$13,195Calhoun Co School Dist$13,180Yazoo City Municipal School Di…$11,705New Albany Public Schools$11,485Tate County Schools$11,208Monroe Co School Dist$10,849Poplarville Separate School Di…$10,679State median, 1,000+ students $12,203
Current spending per student, Mississippi districts closest in size to Tate County Schools, FY23Clarksdale Municipal $14,773; Pass Christian Public School Dist $14,145; Marion Co School Dist $13,221; Kosciusko $13,195; Calhoun Co School Dist $13,180; Yazoo City Municipal School Dist $11,705; New Albany Public Schools $11,485; Tate County Schools $11,208; Monroe Co School Dist $10,849; Poplarville Separate School Dist $10,679; State median, 1,000+ students $12,203.8k10k12k14k16kClarksdale Municipal$14,773Pass Christian Public School Dist$14,145Marion Co School Dist$13,221Kosciusko$13,195Calhoun Co School Dist$13,180Yazoo City Municipal School Dist$11,705New Albany Public Schools$11,485Tate County Schools$11,208Monroe Co School Dist$10,849Poplarville Separate School Dist$10,679State median, 1,000+ students $12,203
Current spending per student, Mississippi districts closest in size to Tate County Schools, FY23Clarksdale Municipal $14,773; Pass Christian Public School Dist $14,145; Marion Co School Dist $13,221; Kosciusko $13,195; Calhoun Co School Dist $13,180; Yazoo City Municipal School Dist $11,705; New Albany Public Schools $11,485; Tate County Schools $11,208; Monroe Co School Dist $10,849; Poplarville Separate School Dist $10,679; State median, 1,000+ students $12,203.8k12k16kClarksdale Municipal$14,773Pass Christian Public School Dist$14,145Marion Co School Dist$13,221Kosciusko$13,195Calhoun Co School Dist$13,180Yazoo City Municipal School Dist$11,705New Albany Public Schools$11,485Tate County Schools$11,208Monroe Co School Dist$10,849Poplarville Separate School Dist$10,679State median, 1,000+ students $12,203
Current spending per student, Mississippi districts closest in size to Tate County Schools, FY23Clarksdale Municipal $14,773; Pass Christian Public School Dist $14,145; Marion Co School Dist $13,221; Kosciusko $13,195; Calhoun Co School Dist $13,180; Yazoo City Municipal School Dist $11,705; New Albany Public Schools $11,485; Tate County Schools $11,208; Monroe Co School Dist $10,849; Poplarville Separate School Dist $10,679; State median, 1,000+ students $12,203.8k12k16kClarksdale Municipal$14,773Pass Christian Public School Dist$14,145Marion Co School Dist$13,221Kosciusko$13,195Calhoun Co School Dist$13,180Yazoo City Municipal School Dist$11,705New Albany Public Schools$11,485Tate County Schools$11,208Monroe Co School Dist$10,849Poplarville Separate School Dist$10,679State median, 1,000+ students $12,203

Where the money came from

$26,329,000 in revenue: 54.2% state, 24.2% local and 21.6% federal. Total spending including $6,542,000 of capital outlay was $29,138,000, or $14,468 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Tate County Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $14,261,000; Local $6,377,000; Federal $5,691,000; total $26,329,000.
  • State$14,261,000 54%
  • Local$6,377,000 24%
  • Federal$5,691,000 22%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 112 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

2,014 students in 2022-23, 2,060 students in 2023-24, 2,004 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Tate County Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,014, 2023-24: 2,060, 2024-25: 2,00401k2k3k2022-232,0142023-242,0602024-252,004
Tate County Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,014, 2023-24: 2,060, 2024-25: 2,00401k2k3k2022-232,0142023-242,0602024-252,004
Tate County Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,014, 2023-24: 2,060, 2024-25: 2,00401k2k3k2022-232,0142023-242,0602024-252,004
Tate County Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,014, 2023-24: 2,060, 2024-25: 2,00401k2k3k2022-232,0142023-242,0602024-252,004

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,014144.813.9
2023-242,060140.414.7
2024-252,004145.013.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$7,204,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,577 per student

Tate County Schools booked $7,204,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 152 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $47,401 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 13 in 100 Mississippi districts with a figure (state median $51,076, 146 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Mississippi teacher salary at $47,162 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$5,252,00072.9%
Special education$968,00013.4%
Vocational$707,0009.8%
Other programs$277,0003.8%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,802 in 2018-19, $3,035 in 2019-20, $3,163 in 2020-21, $3,307 in 2021-22, $3,577 in 2022-23.

Tate County Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,802, 2019-20: $3,035, 2020-21: $3,163, 2021-22: $3,307, 2022-23: $3,57701k2k3k4k2018-19$2,8022019-20$3,0352020-21$3,1632021-22$3,3072022-23$3,577
Tate County Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,802, 2019-20: $3,035, 2020-21: $3,163, 2021-22: $3,307, 2022-23: $3,57701k2k3k4k2018-19$2,8022019-20$3,0352020-21$3,1632021-22$3,3072022-23$3,577
Tate County Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,802, 2019-20: $3,035, 2020-21: $3,163, 2021-22: $3,307, 2022-23: $3,57701k2k3k4k2018-19$2,8022019-20$3,0352020-21$3,1632021-22$3,3072022-23$3,577
Tate County Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,802, 2019-20: $3,035, 2020-21: $3,163, 2021-22: $3,307, 2022-23: $3,57701k2k3k4k2018-19$2,8022019-20$3,0352020-21$3,1632021-22$3,3072022-23$3,577

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Tate County Schools scored proficient or above: 33% in reading and 43% in math, against 41.7% in reading and 47% in math across Mississippi. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Mississippi, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMississippiStudents tested
Reading and language arts33%41.7%1,134
Math43%47%1,150

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

75-79% of the 131 students in Tate County Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.4% across Mississippi. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMississippi
Four-year graduation rate75‑79%89.4%
Students in the class13131,998

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

3 elementary schools, 1,093 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
East Tate Elementary School47315.766.2%Schoolwide program
Strayhorn Elementary School40714.157.5%Schoolwide program
Coldwater Elementary School21311.381.7%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 high schools, 911 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Independence High School50713.260.4%Schoolwide program
Strayhorn High School40414.056.7%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Coldwater High School

School in Coldwater; 167 students; 13.4 students per teacher.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Tate County Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Tate County Schools

  1. Mississippi districts by spending per studentTate County Schools ranks 80 of 112 Mississippi districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,208).#80 of 112
  2. Every school district in MississippiTate County Schools is the number 76 by size of 152 Mississippi districts, with 2,014 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#76 of 152
  3. Yazoo City Municipal School DistThe next larger Mississippi district: 2,029 students in fall 2022, $11,705 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,705
  4. Pass Christian Public School DistThe next smaller Mississippi district: 1,944 students in fall 2022, $14,145 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,145
  5. Compare Tate County Schools with Yazoo City Municipal School DistEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Independence High School, its largest high school507 students in 2024-25, 13.2 per teacher.507
  7. Teacher salary spending across MississippiTate County Schools spent $47,401 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $51,076); spending, not a salary.$47,401
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Tate County Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Tate County Schools?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 2 high), enrolling 2,004 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Tate County Schools spend per student?
    $11,208 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Mississippi median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $12,203 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $11,097 per student, down 1.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Tate County Schools' money come from?
    $26,329,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 54.2% state, 24.2% local and 21.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Tate County Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 529 of the 2,850 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 18.6%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Tate County Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $7,204,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,577 per student. Divided by the 152 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $47,401 per teacher, more than 13 in 100 Mississippi districts (state median $51,076). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Mississippi teacher salary at $47,162 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Tate County Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Tate County Schools scored proficient or above: 33% in reading and 43% in math, against 41.7% in reading and 47% in math across Mississippi. Mississippi's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Tate County Schools?
    75-79% of the 131 students in Tate County Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.4% across Mississippi. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Tate County Schools' NCES district ID?
    2804230. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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