School district · Mississippi
Kemper County School District
Kemper County School District in Mississippi: 5 public schools with 888 students and 9.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $20,197 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 5
- Students
- 888
- Students per teacher
- 9.1
- MS 13.4 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $20,197
- 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)
- 98.1
- Counselors (FTE)
- 6.1
- Students per counselor
- 146
- 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%34%proficient
+5.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 68% of school districts in Mississippi
Median 40% · 146 school districts compared
327 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAAP; proficient means Levels 4-5
Math
Mississippi: 52%33%proficient
+4.0 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 77% of school districts in Mississippi
Median 45% · 147 school districts compared
325 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.
- Federal
- 26% · $5.5M
- State
- 33% · $7M
- Local
- 40% · $8.4M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $10,446
- Support services
- $8,870
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $12.3M
- Long-term debt
- $29.4M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K–3 | 285 | 11.8 | 68% | 44% | |
KCSD Upper Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | 4–5 | 108 | 9.5 | 43% | 31% |
Kemper County Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 191 | 11.1 | 20% | 31% |
Kemper County High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 304 | 7.2 | — | — |
Stennis Voc Tech ComplexCareer and technical | 9–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
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
- 159 Main Avenue, DeKalb, MS 39328
- Phone
- (601)743-5491
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.