Enrollment
844
Mississippi · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Yazoo City, MS
Mccoy Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Mccoy Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 23/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 280477001260
👥 S:T ratio 6
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 0
📋 Attendance 55
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Mccoy Elementary School earns 23/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 99% of Mississippi schools.
- 23
- Resource Index · Lower
- 23.4:1
- large classes for Mississippi
- 100.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 844
- students enrolled
Mccoy Elementary School has class sizes larger than 99% of Mississippi schools. Computed live against every Mississippi school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Yazoo City Municipal School Dist · Mississippi
NCES ID 280477001260 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
36.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
23.4:1
vs 13.3:1 Mississippi avg
+76% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
100.0%
vs 80.5% Mississippi avg
+24% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Mccoy Elementary School compares with Mississippi and U.S. medians
What stands out at Mccoy Elementary School
Mccoy Elementary School is a high-poverty, large elementary school in Yazoo City, Mississippi, enrolling 844 students.
Class loads run heavy: 23.4:1 is larger than about 99% of Mississippi schools and 76% above the 13.3:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 100.0% lands close to the Mississippi typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 844 puts it in the larger third of Mississippi schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index trails 96% of the 877 Mississippi schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.
Among 70 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Mississippi schools statewide, it ranks #66, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly African American (86% of enrollment) (diversity index 25/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 844 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
17.9% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Its district draws 30.5% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Yazoo City Municipal School Dist also operates Yazoo City High School (531 students) and Bettie E Woolfolk Middle School (449 students) alongside Mccoy Elementary School.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Mccoy Elementary School compares
Mccoy Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Mississippi and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Mississippi | Mississippi avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 23.4:1 | ▲ 76% | 13.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 100.0% | ▲ 24% | 80.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 844 | top 12% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
23.4:1
Leaner classes than 7% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
844
Bigger than 87% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
100.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 24% above the Mississippi average of 80.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
23.4:1
students per teacher
- 76% above state mean
Top 99% in Mississippi - lower ratio than 1% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
17.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$10,104
per pupil, district-wide
- below Mississippi avg of $11,990
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 844 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 94 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 11.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
African American 86.0%
Two or More 12.3%
Asian 0.9%
White 0.6%
Hispanic or Latino 0.1%
Largest group: African American at 86.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 24.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 24.5, Mccoy Elementary School is less mixed than the Mississippi school average of 41.1.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Yazoo City Municipal School Dist, which includes Mccoy Elementary School.
$10,104
Per student
-16%
vs Mississippi
Avg $11,990
-39%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 12.7%
State 56.8%
Federal 30.5%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Mccoy Elementary School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yazoo City High School | Smaller | Similar economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
| Bettie E Woolfolk Middle School | Smaller | Similar economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
| Webster Street Elementary School | Smaller | Similar economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Mccoy Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 531
- Students per teacher
- 15.2:1
- Resource Index
- 31/100
- Enrollment
- 449
- Students per teacher
- 18.7:1
- Resource Index
- 21/100
- Enrollment
- 292
- Students per teacher
- 13.3:1
- Resource Index
- 30/100
Similar elementary schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Mississippi, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~844 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~23.4:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Mccoy Elementary School
How many students attend Mccoy Elementary School?
Mccoy Elementary School has 844 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Yazoo City, MS.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mccoy Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Mccoy Elementary School is 23.4:1, which is 76% higher than the Mississippi average of 13.3:1 and 49% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Mccoy Elementary School?
100.0% of students at Mccoy Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Mississippi average of 80.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mccoy Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Mccoy Elementary School is African American at 86.0% of enrollment, in Yazoo City, MS.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Mccoy Elementary School?
Mccoy Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 23/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Mccoy Elementary School a good school?
Mccoy Elementary School earns 23/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 99% of Mississippi schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Yazoo City Municipal School Dist?
Besides Mccoy Elementary School, Yazoo City Municipal School Dist also operates Yazoo City High School (531 students), Bettie E Woolfolk Middle School (449 students), and Webster Street Elementary School (292 students). See the Yazoo City Municipal School Dist district page for the complete list.
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