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Aberdeen School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Aberdeen.

Aberdeen’s School Grade B− better than 53% of Mississippi school districts

Students
924
Schools
3
Spent per student
$15,783
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$1.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Aberdeen School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 53% of Mississippi districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 27% more per student than the MS average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 14.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $1.6M, about $1,785 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 53% of the 150 Mississippi school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Aberdeen. Grade by grade →

K–4Aberdeen ElementaryThis district
5–8Belle-Shivers Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Aberdeen High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency28%
State average 47% · 531 students tested
Reading / language arts23%
State average 41.7% · 530 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 89.4% · 83 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,783 per student · 27% above MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 48%Support & administration 46%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 44%State 36%Federal 20%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,081’20
1,043’21
998’22
965’23
924’24

Down 14.5% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 94%White 3%Two or more races 2%Hispanic <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Mississippi’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Mississippi.