Enrollment
104
Mississippi · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Brookhaven, MS
Ms School for the Arts
Federal NCES profile for Ms School for the Arts, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 280003101574
👥 S:T ratio 58
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 79
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Ms School for the Arts earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% of Mississippi schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Mississippi.
- 44
- Resource Index · Typical
- 10.4:1
- small classes for Mississippi
- 38.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 104
- students enrolled
Ms School for the Arts has class sizes smaller than 87% of Mississippi schools. Computed live against every Mississippi school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Ms School for the Arts · Mississippi
NCES ID 280003101574 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
10.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.4:1
vs 13.3:1 Mississippi avg
-22% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
38.4%
vs 80.5% Mississippi avg
-52% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Ms School for the Arts compares with Mississippi and U.S. medians
What stands out at Ms School for the Arts
Ms School for the Arts is a small high school in Brookhaven, Mississippi, enrolling 104 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 10.4:1, Ms School for the Arts is leaner than roughly 87% of Mississippi schools and 22% under the state's 13.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 38.4% free-meal eligibility runs 52% below the Mississippi average.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 98% of Mississippi schools, with 104 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 90% of the 877 Mississippi schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is led by White (55%) and African American (32%) (diversity index 59/100).
On the academic-pipeline side it reports 2 Advanced Placement courses.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 104 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
The surrounding Ms School for the Arts spends $33,364 per pupil, 178% above the Mississippi average, a better-resourced district than most.
Ms School for the Arts operates only this one school, so Ms School for the Arts has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 104 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Mississippi's single-school districts.
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 Ms School for the Arts compares
Ms School for the Arts on the metrics families compare, against Mississippi and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Mississippi | Mississippi avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 10.4:1 | ▼ 22% | 13.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 38.4% | ▼ 52% | 80.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 104 | top 98% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.4:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
104
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
38.4%
free-lunch eligible
- 52% below the Mississippi average of 80.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
10.4:1
students per teacher
- 22% below state mean
Top 13% in Mississippi - lower ratio than 87% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$33,364
per pupil, district-wide
- above Mississippi avg of $11,990
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 104 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.0 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
White 54.8%
African American 31.7%
Two or More 8.7%
Hispanic or Latino 2.9%
Asian 1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.0%
Largest group: White at 54.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 59.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 59.1, Ms School for the Arts is more mixed than the Mississippi school average of 41.1.
Programs
AP courses offered 2
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Ms School for the Arts, which includes Ms School for the Arts.
$33,364
Per student
+178%
vs Mississippi
Avg $11,990
+101%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
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.
Similar high 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 (~104 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.4:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Ms School for the Arts
How many students attend Ms School for the Arts?
Ms School for the Arts has 104 students enrolled. It is a high school in Brookhaven, MS.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ms School for the Arts?
The student-teacher ratio at Ms School for the Arts is 10.4:1, which is 22% lower than the Mississippi average of 13.3:1 and 34% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Ms School for the Arts?
38.4% of students at Ms School for the Arts are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Mississippi average of 80.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Ms School for the Arts?
The largest demographic group at Ms School for the Arts is White at 54.8% of enrollment, in Brookhaven, MS. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 59.1/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Ms School for the Arts?
Ms School for the Arts has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Ms School for the Arts a good school?
Ms School for the Arts earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% of Mississippi schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Mississippi. 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 Ms School for the Arts?
None reported; Ms School for the Arts operates only Ms School for the Arts as a public school district in NCES's records.
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