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Mississippi school districts by resource index Okolona Separate School Dist has the highest mean resource index of Mississippi's districts with 500 or more students and at least two schools: 56.3 of 100 across its 3 schools open in 2024-25, with 11.5 students per teacher on average. The index measures staffing, counseling, gifted programs and attendance, not how well students learn.
Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22 · NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23 · districts with 500+ students and 2+ schools · method
Mean resource index of the district's schools, Mississippi Okolona Separate School Dist 56.3; Newton Municipal School District 56.0; Wayne Co School Dist 55.8; Union Public School Dist 54.3; Choctaw Co School Dist 53.8; Calhoun Co School Dist 52.8; East Jasper Consolidated Sch Dist 52.3; Kemper Co School Dist 52.3; Madison Co School Dist 51.4; Perry Co School Dist 50.5. 0 25 50 75 100 Okolona Separate School Dist 56.3 Newton Municipal School District 56.0 Wayne Co School Dist 55.8 Union Public School Dist 54.3 Choctaw Co School Dist 53.8 Calhoun Co School Dist 52.8 East Jasper Consolidated Sch Dist 52.3 Kemper Co School Dist 52.3 Madison Co School Dist 51.4 Perry Co School Dist 50.5
Mean resource index of the district's schools, Mississippi Okolona Separate School Dist 56.3; Newton Municipal School District 56.0; Wayne Co School Dist 55.8; Union Public School Dist 54.3; Choctaw Co School Dist 53.8; Calhoun Co School Dist 52.8; East Jasper Consolidated Sch Dist 52.3; Kemper Co School Dist 52.3; Madison Co School Dist 51.4; Perry Co School Dist 50.5. 0 25 50 75 100 Okolona Separate School Dist 56.3 Newton Municipal School District 56.0 Wayne Co School Dist 55.8 Union Public School Dist 54.3 Choctaw Co School Dist 53.8 Calhoun Co School Dist 52.8 East Jasper Consolidated Sch Dist 52.3 Kemper Co School Dist 52.3 Madison Co School Dist 51.4 Perry Co School Dist 50.5
Mean resource index of the district's schools, Mississippi Okolona Separate School Dist 56.3; Newton Municipal School District 56.0; Wayne Co School Dist 55.8; Union Public School Dist 54.3; Choctaw Co School Dist 53.8; Calhoun Co School Dist 52.8; East Jasper Consolidated Sch Dist 52.3; Kemper Co School Dist 52.3; Madison Co School Dist 51.4; Perry Co School Dist 50.5. 0 50 100 Okolona Separate School Dist 56.3 Newton Municipal School District 56.0 Wayne Co School Dist 55.8 Union Public School Dist 54.3 Choctaw Co School Dist 53.8 Calhoun Co School Dist 52.8 East Jasper Consolidated Sch Dist 52.3 Kemper Co School Dist 52.3 Madison Co School Dist 51.4 Perry Co School Dist 50.5
Mean resource index of the district's schools, Mississippi Okolona Separate School Dist 56.3; Newton Municipal School District 56.0; Wayne Co School Dist 55.8; Union Public School Dist 54.3; Choctaw Co School Dist 53.8; Calhoun Co School Dist 52.8; East Jasper Consolidated Sch Dist 52.3; Kemper Co School Dist 52.3; Madison Co School Dist 51.4; Perry Co School Dist 50.5. 0 50 100 Okolona Separate School Dist 56.3 Newton Municipal School District 56.0 Wayne Co School Dist 55.8 Union Public School Dist 54.3 Choctaw Co School Dist 53.8 Calhoun Co School Dist 52.8 East Jasper Consolidated Sch Dist 52.3 Kemper Co School Dist 52.3 Madison Co School Dist 51.4 Perry Co School Dist 50.5
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The 50 highest district means District Open schools Students, fall 2022 Per teacher Per student Index Okolona Separate School Dist 3 511 11.5 $15,278 56.3 Newton Municipal School District 3 816 12.9 $13,799 56.0 Wayne Co School Dist 6 2,900 14.8 $12,582 55.8 Union Public School Dist 3 927 12.8 $11,640 54.3 Choctaw Co School Dist 4 1,230 10.8 $16,120 53.8 Calhoun Co School Dist 4 2,080 11.4 $13,180 52.8 East Jasper Consolidated Sch Dist 3 755 14.0 $16,940 52.3 Kemper Co School Dist 4 884 9.9 $20,206 52.3 Madison Co School Dist 21 13,162 11.9 $12,248 51.4 Perry Co School Dist 4 933 11.5 $15,310 50.5 Lawrence Co School Dist 5 1,696 11.5 $12,783 50.4 Prentiss Co School Dist 6 2,278 10.3 $11,568 50.3 Chickasaw Co School Dist 5 2,214 12.5 $11,195 50.2 Pascagoula-Gautier School District 17 6,565 12.4 $15,771 50.1 Natchez-Adams School District 6 2,842 14.6 $14,859 49.7
The other 35 on the list District Open schools Students, fall 2022 Per teacher Per student Index Leland School Dist 3 700 15.4 $17,804 49.7 Meridian Public Schools 7 4,614 13.7 $14,308 49.4 Greene County School District 5 1,640 13.9 $12,818 49.4 West Jasper Consolidated Schools 4 1,411 13.2 $12,184 49.0 Franklin Co School Dist 4 1,211 11.9 $13,050 49.0 Walthall Co School Dist 5 1,684 12.6 $12,756 48.4 North Bolivar Cons School Dist 3 780 12.5 $15,277 48.3 Coahoma County School District 4 988 13.1 $16,320 48.0 Wilkinson Co School Dist 3 891 11.1 $13,714 48.0 Lee County School District 13 6,303 12.3 $11,383 47.5 Itawamba County School Dist 6 3,375 12.0 $11,183 47.3 Hattiesburg Public School Dist 8 3,667 14.1 $14,215 47.1 Cleveland School Dist 8 2,818 16.3 $12,775 46.9 Pass Christian Public School Dist 4 1,944 13.5 $14,145 46.8 Jefferson Co School Dist 2 1,063 13.4 $15,061 46.5 Yazoo Co School Dist 4 1,320 11.8 $15,792 46.3 South Pike School Dist 5 1,557 13.7 $12,390 46.0 Enterprise School Dist 3 955 11.0 $11,213 46.0 Union Co School Dist 4 2,980 14.9 $10,322 45.8 Jackson Public School District 36 18,710 14.4 $13,713 45.7 Lamar County School District 15 10,276 13.0 $11,188 45.7 West Point Consolidated School Dist 6 2,609 12.6 $13,657 45.7 New Albany Public Schools 3 2,114 14.6 $11,485 45.7 Booneville School Dist 3 1,321 15.1 $10,327 45.7 Smith Co School Dist 4 2,443 14.0 $10,642 45.5 Water Valley School District 2 1,041 13.4 $10,907 45.5 Sunflower Cty Cons School District 11 2,929 13.8 $14,163 45.4 Aberdeen School Dist 3 998 13.2 $15,579 45.3 Alcorn School Dist 8 3,188 12.9 $11,280 45.0 Attala Co School Dist 4 1,004 10.1 $15,916 45.0 East Tallahatchie Consol Sch Dist 3 853 14.8 $13,925 44.7 Kosciusko School District 5 2,123 14.2 $13,195 44.6 Columbus Municipal School Dist 7 3,090 14.0 $13,944 44.6 Baldwyn School District 2 756 12.9 $13,962 44.5 Rankin Co School Dist 27 18,720 13.3 $11,323 44.3
Source: Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22, mean over the district's schools open in 2024-25; per teacher: mean of school ratios; students and spending: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23.
Questions about Mississippi's districts Which Mississippi school districts have the most resources? Okolona Separate School Dist, whose 3 schools average 56.3 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of Mississippi's districts with 500 or more students.
How are districts ranked? By the mean resource index of their schools open in 2024-25. The index averages students per teacher (CCD 2024-25), students per counselor and gifted programs (CRDC 2021-22) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2021-22). Districts need 500 or more students and at least two schools.
How many school districts are in Mississippi? 150 districts and other agencies ran at least one Mississippi public school open in 2024-25 (NCES CCD).