Kosciusko Lower Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to ungraded · Kosciusko, Mississippi
Kosciusko Lower Elementary in Kosciusko, Mississippi enrolled 403 students in 2024-25 with 22.7 full-time teachers, 17.7 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 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 46%
433 students in 2022-23, 403 students in 2023-24, 403 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 42.2 to 22.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 433 | 42.2 | 10.3 |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 39.1 | 10.3 |
| 2024-25 | 403 | 22.7 | 17.7 |
17.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 91 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 467 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Kosciusko Lower Elementary enrolled 467 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 467 of the 467 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent14.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
60.5% of students were Black, 33.7% White, 2.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black60.5%
- White33.7%
- Hispanic2.7%
- Two or more races2.2%
- Asian0.7%
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 Kosciusko
3 public elementary schools in Kosciusko report 2024-25 enrollment; Kosciusko Lower Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosciusko Lower Elementary | 403 | 17.7 | 73.0% |
| Kosciusko Middle | 267 | 13.7 | 79.4% |
| Kosciusko Upper Elementary | 252 | 12.7 | 76.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Kosciusko Lower Elementary
- Kosciusko Upper ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 252 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Kosciusko MiddleThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 267 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Compare Kosciusko Lower Elementary with Kosciusko Upper ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Kosciusko School District spends per student$13,195 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,195
- The largest public schools in MississippiKosciusko Lower Elementary is the number 211 by size of 423 Mississippi elementary schools open in 2024-25.#211 of 423
- Mississippi schools by students per teacher17.7 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 14.9 for elementary schools.17.7:1
- 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 Kosciusko Lower Elementary
How many students attend Kosciusko Lower Elementary?
403 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 433 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Kosciusko, MS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Kosciusko Lower Elementary?
17.7 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 Kosciusko Lower Elementary a Title I school?
Kosciusko Lower Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Kosciusko Lower Elementary in?
Kosciusko School District, NCES district ID 2802340. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280234000458 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.