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Yazoo City, Mississippi - 4 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Yazoo City Municipal School Dist #94 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,104 per pupil, Yazoo City Municipal School Dist ranks #114 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,029
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$10,104
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Yazoo City Municipal School Dist operates 4 public schools serving 2,029 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 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 Yazoo County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,104 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 12.7% local, 56.8% state, and 30.5% 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 42/100, ranked #94 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 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 462.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 32.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.5% African American, 0.4% White, 0.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mccoy Elementary School, with a diversity index of 24.5/100.
Its largest campus is Mccoy Elementary School, enrolling 844 students (40% of the district's total enrollment).
Mccoy Elementary School accounts for 39.9% of all Yazoo City Municipal School Dist student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Yazoo City Municipal School Dist-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Yazoo City Municipal School Dist school enrollment varies 2.9× across entities
Yazoo City Municipal School Dist school enrollment ranges from 292 students (lowest) to 844 students (highest), a spread of 552 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.
Yazoo City Municipal School Dist 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.
Yazoo City Municipal School Dist student-counselor ratio is 463:1 — 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.
Yazoo City Municipal School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 32.1% — 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 Yazoo City Municipal School 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 Yazoo City Municipal School Dist?
Yazoo City Municipal School Dist has 4 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,029 students.
How much does Yazoo City Municipal School Dist spend per student?
Yazoo City Municipal School Dist spends $10,104 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #94 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Yazoo City Municipal School Dist?
Yazoo City Municipal School Dist students are 93.5% African American, 0.4% White, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Yazoo City Municipal School Dist?
Yazoo City Municipal School Dist has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #94 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.