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Grenada School District

Grenada School District in Mississippi: 5 public schools with 3,863 students and 13.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,627 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
3,863
Students per teacher
13.8
MS 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$11,627
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)
279
Counselors (FTE)
6.5
Students per counselor
594
MS 360 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
—
Librarians (FTE): 3.0

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%

59%proficient

−0.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 90% of school districts in Mississippi

Median 40% · 146 school districts compared

1,558 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAAP; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

Mississippi: 52%

70%proficient

−0.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 91% of school districts in Mississippi

Median 45% · 147 school districts compared

1,554 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
$7.9K15
$8.2K16
$8.5K17
$8.6K18
$8.9K19
$9.2K20
$9.5K21
$10.5K22
$11.7K23
$11.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
27% · $15.6M
State
50% · $28.6M
Local
22% · $12.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,742
Support services
$4,284
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$9.6M
Long-term debt
$2.5M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–52,04414.869%74%
6–879314.547%65%
6–120———
9–121,02613.4——
Grenada Voc ComplexCareer and technical
9–120———

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
253 South Main Street, Grenada, MS 38901
Phone
(662)226-1606
Website