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Coahoma County School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Mississippi for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 516 students in Coahoma County School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Mississippi.
Public Middle School in Coahoma County School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the Mississippi public middle school average of 46%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 38% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 97% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Mississippi public middle school average of 52% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MS)
# Schools
4 Schools
359 Schools
# Students
988 Students
135,767 Students
# Teachers
83 Teachers
10,653 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Coahoma County School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 148 school districts in Mississippi (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has increased from 65-69% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#104 out of 148 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
47%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
42%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
55%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.10
0.60
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,186 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
1,200 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
16 Students
5,862 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
4%
# Black Students
937 Students
57,593 Students
% Black Students
95%
42%
# White Students
32 Students
64,709 Students
% White Students
3%
48%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
82 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
3 Students
5,135 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
528
# Students in K Grade:
49
3,201
# Students in 1st Grade:
61
3,257
# Students in 2nd Grade:
58
2,916
# Students in 3rd Grade:
78
2,896
# Students in 4th Grade:
50
3,265
# Students in 5th Grade:
80
6,135
# Students in 6th Grade:
87
23,104
# Students in 7th Grade:
72
32,547
# Students in 8th Grade:
122
35,334
# Students in 9th Grade:
82
6,193
# Students in 10th Grade:
79
5,502
# Students in 11th Grade:
87
4,612
# Students in 12th Grade:
63
4,298
# Ungraded Students:
20
1,979
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,419 is higher than the state median of $12,143. The school district revenue/student has grown by 20% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,002 is higher than the state median of $12,013. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$19 MM
$5,371 MM
Spending
$19 MM
$5,314 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,419
$12,143
Spending / Student
$19,002
$12,013
Best Coahoma County School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Coahoma County Jr/sr High School
Magnet School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1535 Lee Drive, P O Box 820
Clarksdale, MS 38614
(662) 627-7378
Clarksdale, MS 38614
(662) 627-7378
Grades: 7-12
| 516 students
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