School district · Mississippi

Alcorn School District

Alcorn School District in Mississippi: 10 public schools with 3,226 students and 10.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,291 per student in FY2024.

Schools
10
Students
3,226
Students per teacher
10.5
MS 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$11,291
MS $12.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
308
Counselors (FTE)
7.5
Students per counselor
430
MS 360 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
—
Librarians (FTE): 2.5

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Mississippi's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Mississippi: 47%

51%proficient

−2.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 73% of school districts in Mississippi

Median 40% · 146 school districts compared

1,355 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAAP; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

Mississippi: 52%

62%proficient

−0.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 82% of school districts in Mississippi

Median 45% · 147 school districts compared

1,351 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAAP; proficient means Levels 4-5

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$8.0K15
$8.5K16
$8.5K17
$8.6K18
$9.1K19
$9.2K20
$9.6K21
$10.3K22
$11.3K23
$11.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
19% · $8.3M
State
53% · $22.8M
Local
27% · $11.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,163
Support services
$3,606
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$3.7M
Long-term debt
$2.9M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 2High schools: 5
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–451014.251%64%
Pre-K–635413.946%51%
Pre-K–457014.757%77%
5–837112.551%61%
5–837413.349%57%
5–120———
9–1338610.2——
Alcorn Co Voc ComplexCareer and technical
9–120———
7–1326312.048%74%
9–1339812.7——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
31 Cr 401, Corinth, MS 38834
Phone
(662)286-5591
Website