Dana Road Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Vicksburg, Mississippi
Dana Road Elementary in Vicksburg, Mississippi enrolled 403 students in 2024-25 with 23.3 full-time teachers, 17.3 students per teacher against the Mississippi elementary-school median of 14.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 24%
463 students in 2022-23, 434 students in 2023-24, 403 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.6 to 23.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 463 | 30.6 | 15.1 |
| 2023-24 | 434 | 31.2 | 13.9 |
| 2024-25 | 403 | 23.3 | 17.3 |
17.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 88 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 341 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dana Road Elementary enrolled 341 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 341 of the 341 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions6
- Chronically absent25.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
87.1% of students were Black, 6.2% White, 6.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black87.1%
- White6.2%
- Two or more races6.0%
- Hispanic0.5%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
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 Vicksburg
4 public elementary schools in Vicksburg report 2024-25 enrollment; Dana Road Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dana Road Elementary | 403 | 17.3 | 100.0% |
| Vicksburg Intermediate | 387 | 15.6 | 100.0% |
| Sherman Ave Elementary | 360 | 17.1 | 100.0% |
| Warren Central Intermediate | 353 | 14.1 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Dana Road Elementary
- Vicksburg IntermediateThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 387 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Warrenton Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.4 miles away: 311 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
- Compare Dana Road Elementary with Vicksburg IntermediateStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Vicksburg Warren School Dist spends per student$13,723 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,723
- The largest public schools in MississippiDana Road Elementary is the number 211 by size of 423 Mississippi elementary schools open in 2024-25.#211 of 423
- Mississippi schools by students per teacher17.3 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 14.9 for elementary schools.17.3:1
- 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 Dana Road Elementary
How many students attend Dana Road Elementary?
403 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 463 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Vicksburg, MS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Dana Road Elementary?
17.3 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 Dana Road Elementary a Title I school?
Dana Road Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Dana Road Elementary in?
Vicksburg Warren School Dist, NCES district ID 2804470. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280447000993 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.