School district · Mississippi

McComb School District

McComb School District in Mississippi: 8 public schools with 2,121 students and 13.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,171 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 8
Students: 2,121
Students per teacher: 13.1; MS 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $14,171; 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): 162
Counselors (FTE): 7.0
Students per counselor: 303; MS 360 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): —; Librarians (FTE): 5.0

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%

31%proficient

−5.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 78% of school districts in Mississippi

Median 40% · 146 school districts compared

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

Math

Mississippi: 52%

37%proficient

−5.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 68% of school districts in Mississippi

Median 45% · 147 school districts compared

857 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

$9.7K15

$9.8K16

$9.5K17

$9.7K18

$10.6K19

$11.3K20

$11.7K21

$13.2K22

$15.3K23

$14.2K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 28% · $8.8M
State: 45% · $14.2M
Local: 28% · $8.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $6,390
Support services: $6,871
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $4.2M
Long-term debt: $3.2M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 2High schools: 3

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Kennedy Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–K	232	13.9	—	—	Mccomb
Otken Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	1–4	458	15.7	39%	34%	Mccomb
Summit Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	1–4	200	16.2	37%	42%	Summit
Denman Junior High SchoolFree meals for all	7–8	312	14.2	20%	28%	Mccomb
Higgins Middle SchoolFree meals for all	4–6	287	11.0	35%	47%	Mccomb
Business & Technology ComplexCareer and technical	9–12	0	—	—	—	Mccomb
McComb High SchoolFree meals for all	9–13	632	13.6	—	—	Mccomb
Tac Alternative SchoolAlternative	6–12	0	—	—	—	McComb

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.

Sources

Address: 695 Minnesota Ave, Mccomb, MS 39648
Phone: (601)249-4732

Website

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.