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D

Humphreys County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Belzoni, Isola, Louise and Silver City.

Belzoni’s School Grade D better than 9% of Mississippi school districts

Students
1,130
Schools
3
Spent per student
$17,201
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$1.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Humphreys County School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 9% of Mississippi districts
  • Math proficiency 40 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 32 pts below the state
  • Spends 39% more per student than the MS average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 18.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $1.8M, about $1,627 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 9% 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
D−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Belzoni. Grade by grade →

PK–4Ida Greene Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8O.M. McNair Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Humphreys County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency7%
State average 47% · 763 students tested
Reading / language arts10%
State average 41.7% · 731 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 89.4% · 83 in the class

97% 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
$17,201 per student · 39% above MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 46%Support & administration 46%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 18%State 34%Federal 48%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,386’20
1,257’21
1,207’22
1,133’23
1,130’24

Down 18.5% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 72%Two or more races 28%Hispanic <1%White <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.

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.