An equity score of 51/100 ranks Tishomingo Co Sp Mun Sch Dist #72 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,853 per pupil, Tishomingo Co Sp Mun Sch Dist ranks #93 of 148 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,897
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$11,853
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Tishomingo Co Sp Mun Sch Dist operates 6 public schools serving 2,897 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 1 combined, 1 high 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 Tishomingo County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,853 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 148 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending. See how Mississippi compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 25.8% local, 43.9% state, and 30.3% 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 51/100, ranked #72 of 146 in Mississippi against a state average of 51, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 354.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 41.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.5% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Belmont School, with a diversity index of 36.3/100.
Its largest campus is Belmont School, enrolling 855 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Tishomingo Elementary, at 254 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Belmont School accounts for 29.5% of all Tishomingo Co Sp Mun Sch Dist student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Tishomingo Co Sp Mun Sch Dist-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Tishomingo Co Sp Mun Sch Dist school enrollment varies 3.4× across entities
Tishomingo Co Sp Mun Sch Dist school enrollment ranges from 254 students (lowest) to 855 students (highest), a spread of 601 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.
Tishomingo Co Sp Mun Sch Dist reports 61.3% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Tishomingo Co Sp Mun Sch Dist student-counselor ratio is 355:1 — 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.
Tishomingo Co Sp Mun Sch Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 41.5% — 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 Tishomingo Co Sp Mun Sch 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 Tishomingo Co Sp Mun Sch Dist?
Tishomingo Co Sp Mun Sch Dist has 6 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,897 students.
How much does Tishomingo Co Sp Mun Sch Dist spend per student?
Tishomingo Co Sp Mun Sch Dist spends $11,853 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #72 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Tishomingo Co Sp Mun Sch Dist?
Tishomingo Co Sp Mun Sch Dist students are 85.5% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Tishomingo Co Sp Mun Sch Dist?
Tishomingo Co Sp Mun Sch Dist has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #72 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.