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Wayne County School District

Wayne County School District in Mississippi: 8 public schools with 2,977 students and 14.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,210 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
2,977
Students per teacher
14.4
MS 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$12,210
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)
207
Counselors (FTE)
2.0
Students per counselor
1,489
MS 360 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 16.0

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%

39%proficient

−0.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 54% of school districts in Mississippi

Median 40% · 146 school districts compared

1,248 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAAP; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

Mississippi: 52%

40%proficient

+1.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 63% of school districts in Mississippi

Median 45% · 147 school districts compared

1,245 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
$9.1K15
$9.5K16
$10.0K17
$10.8K18
$10.4K19
$10.1K20
$10.5K21
$11.6K22
$12.6K23
$12.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
14% · $7.5M
State
43% · $23.8M
Local
43% · $23.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,375
Support services
$4,087
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.5M
Long-term debt
$5.3M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 5High schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Beat Four SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–841614.933%34%
Pre-K–841816.437%45%
Clara SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–841814.255%62%
Wayne Central SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–845914.832%25%
Waynesboro Riverview SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–849115.836%31%
5–120———
9–120———
Wayne County High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1277512.9——

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
810 Chickasawhay Street, Waynesboro, MS 39367
Phone
(601)735-4871
Website