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Iuka, Mississippi - 6 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks Tishomingo Co Sp Mun Sch Dist #65 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,108 per pupil, Tishomingo Co Sp Mun Sch Dist ranks #84 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,897
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$11,108
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 $11,108 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 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 53/100, ranked #65 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 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.
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 has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 63.4% 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.
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 $11,108 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #65 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 53/100, ranking #65 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.