School district · Mississippi

Western Line Schools

Western Line Schools in Mississippi: 4 public schools with 1,727 students and 14.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,702 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
1,727
Students per teacher
14.6
MS 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,702
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)
118
Counselors (FTE)
3.5
Students per counselor
493
MS 360 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
—
Librarians (FTE): 4.0

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%

40%proficient

+2.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 50% of school districts in Mississippi

Median 40% · 146 school districts compared

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

Math

Mississippi: 52%

35%proficient

−0.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 74% of school districts in Mississippi

Median 45% · 147 school districts compared

775 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
$8.9K15
$8.9K16
$8.8K17
$9.4K18
$9.8K19
$10.5K20
$11.9K21
$12.8K22
$14.0K23
$13.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
27% · $7.7M
State
36% · $10.1M
Local
37% · $10.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,651
Support services
$5,175
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$3.9M
Long-term debt
$1.5M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
O'Bannon Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–654315.149%41%
Riverside Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–640213.948%36%
O'Bannon High SchoolFree meals for all
7–1246717.534%27%
Riverside High SchoolFree meals for all
7–1231514.013%26%

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
102 Maddox Road, Avon, MS 38723
Phone
(662)378-2285
Website