School district · Mississippi

Yazoo County School District

Yazoo County School District in Mississippi: 4 public schools with 1,216 students and 11.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,469 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
1,216
Students per teacher
11.0
MS 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,469
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)
111
Counselors (FTE)
5.0
Students per counselor
243
MS 360 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

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

−0.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 77% of school districts in Mississippi

Median 40% · 146 school districts compared

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

Math

Mississippi: 52%

35%proficient

−7.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 72% of school districts in Mississippi

Median 45% · 147 school districts compared

472 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
$10.2K15
$9.9K16
$9.7K17
$10.6K18
$10.6K19
$11.0K20
$12.4K21
$13.7K22
$15.8K23
$17.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
30% · $8M
State
34% · $9.2M
Local
36% · $9.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,473
Support services
$8,029
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$4.7M
Long-term debt
$3.5M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–538012.440%38%
Pre-K–517813.435%36%
6–825810.224%33%
9–1240011.2——

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
94 Panther Drive, Yazoo City, MS 39194
Phone
(662)746-9270
Website