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Kemper Co School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Mississippi for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 305 students in Kemper Co School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Mississippi.
Public Middle Schools in Kemper Co School District have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the Mississippi public middle school average of 46%), and reading proficiency score of 21% (versus the 38% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 98% 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
5 Schools
359 Schools
# Students
884 Students
135,767 Students
# Teachers
94 Teachers
10,653 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
District Rank
Kemper Co 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 95% has increased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#122 out of 148 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
47%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
42%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
55%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.11
0.60
# American Indian Students
1 Student
1,186 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
1,200 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
4 Students
5,862 Students
% Hispanic Students
n/a
4%
# Black Students
836 Students
57,593 Students
% Black Students
95%
42%
# White Students
24 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
19 Students
5,135 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
22
528
# Students in K Grade:
64
3,201
# Students in 1st Grade:
69
3,257
# Students in 2nd Grade:
47
2,916
# Students in 3rd Grade:
57
2,896
# Students in 4th Grade:
58
3,265
# Students in 5th Grade:
48
6,135
# Students in 6th Grade:
64
23,104
# Students in 7th Grade:
52
32,547
# Students in 8th Grade:
68
35,334
# Students in 9th Grade:
79
6,193
# Students in 10th Grade:
107
5,502
# Students in 11th Grade:
72
4,612
# Students in 12th Grade:
52
4,298
# Ungraded Students:
25
1,979
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,016 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 $16,490 is higher than the state median of $12,013. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$17 MM
$5,371 MM
Spending
$15 MM
$5,314 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,016
$12,143
Spending / Student
$16,490
$12,013
Best Kemper Co School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Kemper County Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
200 Martin Luther King Jr Stre
De Kalb, MS 39328
(601) 743-2942
De Kalb, MS 39328
(601) 743-2942
Grades: 7-8
| 120 students
Rank: #22.
Kemper County Upper Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
364 John C Stennis Avenue
De Kalb, MS 39328
(601) 743-2432
De Kalb, MS 39328
(601) 743-2432
Grades: 4-8
| 185 students
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