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Choctaw County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Ackerman, Mathiston, Weir and French Camp.

Ackerman’s School Grade A+ better than 96% of Mississippi school districts

Students
1,233
Schools
4
Spent per student
$15,222
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$0.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Choctaw County School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 96% of Mississippi districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 23% more per student than the MS average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.7M, about $547 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 96% 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 above the state, 2021–22
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GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ackerman. Grade by grade →

PK–6Ackerman ElementaryThis district
7–12Choctaw County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency56%
State average 47% · 617 students tested
Reading / language arts58%
State average 41.7% · 637 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 89.4% · 69 in the class

98% 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
$15,222 per student · 23% above MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 36%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 47%State 37%Federal 16%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,201’20
1,218’21
1,230’22
1,254’23
1,233’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 57%Black 36%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

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.