An equity score of 70/100 ranks Yazoo Co School Dist #25 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,792 per pupil, Yazoo Co School Dist ranks #18 of 148 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,320
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$15,792
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Yazoo Co School Dist operates 4 public schools serving 1,320 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 $15,792 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 148 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending. See how Mississippi compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 39.5% local, 36.2% state, and 24.3% 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 70/100, ranked #25 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.
a 254:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 51.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 58.7% African American, 32.6% White, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bentonia Gibbs School, with a diversity index of 59.3/100.
Its largest campus is Yazoo County High School, enrolling 400 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Yazoo County High School accounts for 30.3% of all Yazoo Co School Dist student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Yazoo Co School Dist-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Yazoo Co School Dist school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Yazoo Co School Dist school enrollment ranges from 178 students (lowest) to 400 students (highest), a spread of 222 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 Co School Dist reports 100.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. 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.
Yazoo Co School Dist student-counselor ratio is 254:1 — 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 Yazoo Co School Dist is typically wider than the Yazoo Co School Dist-aggregate figure suggests.
Yazoo Co School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 51.2% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Yazoo Co School Dist has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,320 students.
How much does Yazoo Co School Dist spend per student?
Yazoo Co School Dist spends $15,792 per student. The district has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #25 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Yazoo Co School Dist?
Yazoo Co School Dist students are 58.7% African American, 32.6% White, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Yazoo Co School Dist?
Yazoo Co School Dist has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #25 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.