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Walthall County School District

Walthall County School District in Mississippi: 6 public schools with 1,695 students and 12.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,506 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
1,695
Students per teacher
12.4
MS 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$12,506
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)
137
Counselors (FTE)
3.5
Students per counselor
484
MS 360 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
—
Librarians (FTE): 3.5

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%

49%proficient

+12.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 71% of school districts in Mississippi

Median 40% · 146 school districts compared

93 students tested, grades 4 · MAAP; proficient means Levels 4-5 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

Mississippi: 52%

41%proficient

+4.6 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 45% · 147 school districts compared

93 students tested, grades 4 · MAAP; proficient means Levels 4-5 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

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
$9.3K15
$9.0K16
$8.8K17
$9.0K18
$9.3K19
$9.8K20
$10.9K21
$11.6K22
$12.8K23
$12.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
35% · $10.1M
State
41% · $11.9M
Local
24% · $6.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,979
Support services
$4,684
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$5.5M
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 2Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–8745.750%50%
Pre-K–339514.911%33%
4–623417.937%30%
7–1252313.822%21%
10–120———
K–1246910.847%44%

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
814A Morse Avenue, Tylertown, MS 39667
Phone
(601)876-3401
Website