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Tate County School District

Tate County School District in Mississippi: 6 public schools with 2,004 students and 13.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,097 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
2,004
Students per teacher
13.2
MS 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$11,097
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)
152
Counselors (FTE)
6.0
Students per counselor
334
MS 360 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
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%

37%proficient

−1.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 60% of school districts in Mississippi

Median 40% · 146 school districts compared

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

Math

Mississippi: 52%

47%proficient

+2.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 53% of school districts in Mississippi

Median 45% · 147 school districts compared

902 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
$6.8K15
$7.1K16
$7.8K17
$8.2K18
$8.9K19
$9.0K20
$10.0K21
$10.5K22
$11.2K23
$11.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
29% · $8.4M
State
49% · $14.1M
Local
22% · $6.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,076
Support services
$4,357
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$6.5M
Long-term debt
$835K

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3High schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–621311.327%39%
K–647315.740%50%
K–640714.149%52%
7–1250713.228%47%
10–120———
7–1240414.028%39%

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
574 Parkway St., Coldwater, MS 38618
Phone
(662)562-5861
Website