Loyd Star School
Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Brookhaven, Mississippi
Loyd Star School in Brookhaven, Mississippi enrolled 741 students in 2024-25 with 50.7 full-time teachers, 14.6 students per teacher against the Mississippi median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 38% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 37% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Mississippi: 41.7% and 52.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-89% (Mississippi: 89.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%
720 students in 2022-23, 740 students in 2023-24, 741 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 54.8 to 50.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 720 | 54.8 | 13.1 |
| 2023-24 | 740 | 55.4 | 13.4 |
| 2024-25 | 741 | 50.7 | 14.6 |
14.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 62 of every 100 Mississippi schools of this kind
Among the 42 Mississippi schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. 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 751 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Loyd Star School enrolled 751 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 46 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 751 of the 751 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions46
- Chronically absent16.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
77.7% of students were White, 18.8% Black, 2.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White77.7%
- Black18.8%
- Hispanic2.0%
- Two or more races1.2%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
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.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Loyd Star School scored proficient or above: 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 37% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Mississippi, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Mississippi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 38% | 47% | 41.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 37% | 48% (2021-22) | 52.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
80-89% of the 48 students in Loyd Star School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.4% across Mississippi. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Mississippi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 80‑89% | 85‑89% | 89.4% |
| Students in the class | 48 | 197 | 31,998 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
Schools of this kind in Brookhaven
3 public schools of this kind in Brookhaven report 2024-25 enrollment; Loyd Star School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loyd Star School | 741 | 14.6 | 52.1% |
| Enterprise School | 667 | 13.4 | 52.5% |
| West Lincoln School | 636 | 14.0 | 45.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Loyd Star School
- West Lincoln SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 9.5 miles away: 636 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).9.5 mi
- Bogue Chitto SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 14 miles away: 747 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
- Compare Loyd Star School with West Lincoln SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lincoln County School District spends per student$9,945 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,945
- The largest public schools in MississippiLoyd Star School is the number 9 by size of 45 Mississippi schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#9 of 45
- Mississippi schools by students per teacher14.6 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 13.1 for schools of this kind.14.6:1
- 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 Loyd Star School
How many students attend Loyd Star School?
741 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 720 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Brookhaven, MS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Loyd Star School?
14.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Mississippi median for schools of this kind is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Loyd Star School a Title I school?
Loyd Star School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Loyd Star School do on state tests?
The students tested at Loyd Star School scored proficient or above: 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 37% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Mississippi's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Loyd Star School?
80-89% of the 48 students in Loyd Star School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.4% across Mississippi. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Loyd Star School in?
Lincoln County School District, NCES district ID 2802640. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280264000515 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
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.