Ann Smith Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Ridgeland, Mississippi
Ann Smith Elementary in Ridgeland, Mississippi enrolled 715 students in 2024-25 with 47.5 full-time teachers, 15.1 students per teacher against the Mississippi elementary-school median of 14.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 22%
746 students in 2022-23, 737 students in 2023-24, 715 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 60.5 to 47.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 746 | 60.5 | 12.3 |
| 2023-24 | 737 | 62.5 | 11.8 |
| 2024-25 | 715 | 47.5 | 15.1 |
15.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 53 of every 100 Mississippi elementary schools
Among the 419 Mississippi elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 357 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ann Smith Elementary enrolled 714 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 16 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 357 of the 714 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions16
- Chronically absent19.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
57.9% of students were Black, 28.4% Hispanic, 7.7% White in 2024-25.
- Black57.9%
- Hispanic28.4%
- White7.7%
- Asian4.9%
- Two or more races1.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Ridgeland
2 public elementary schools in Ridgeland report 2024-25 enrollment; Ann Smith Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Smith Elementary | 715 | 15.1 | 63.2% |
| Highland Elementary | 629 | 13.5 | 64.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Ann Smith Elementary
- Highland ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 629 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- Madison Avenue Lower ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.9 miles away: 397 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
- Compare Ann Smith Elementary with Highland ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Madison County Schools spends per student$12,248 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,248
- The largest public schools in MississippiAnn Smith Elementary is the number 56 by size of 423 Mississippi elementary schools open in 2024-25.#56 of 423
- Mississippi schools by students per teacher15.1 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 14.9 for elementary schools.15.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Ann Smith Elementary
How many students attend Ann Smith Elementary?
715 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 746 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Ridgeland, MS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ann Smith Elementary?
15.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Mississippi median for elementary schools is 14.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Ann Smith Elementary a Title I school?
Ann Smith Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Ann Smith Elementary in?
Madison County Schools, NCES district ID 2802790. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280279001081 are the district's.
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
- 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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.