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Monroe County School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Amory, Smithville, Hatley and Gattman.

Amory’s School Grade A− better than 81% of Mississippi school districts

Students
2,002
Schools
3
Spent per student
$11,181
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Debt
$1.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Monroe County School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 83% of Mississippi districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the MS average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.7M, about $847 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 83% 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
A
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A−Amory 6,386Smithville 502Hatley 483Gattman 85

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Amory. Grade by grade →

K–2West Amory Elementary SchoolAmory School District
3–5East Amory ElementaryAmory School District
6–8Amory Middle SchoolAmory School District
9–12Amory High SchoolAmory School District

Test scores vs. MS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency62%
State average 47% · 1,155 students tested
Reading / language arts49%
State average 41.7% · 1,128 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 89.4% · 176 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
$11,181 per student · 10% below MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 32%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 59%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,095’20
2,137’21
2,119’22
2,099’23
2,002’24

Down 4.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Two or more races 8%Black 5%Hispanic <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Hatley School
Other · Grades K–12 · Amory
A−
905 students12:1
Hamilton School
Other · Grades K–13 · Hamilton
A−
557 students11:1
Smithville School
Other · Grades K–12 · Smithville
A−
540 students11:1

Left off: 2 schools 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.