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C

Brookhaven School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Brookhaven.

Brookhaven’s School Grade C better than 31% of Mississippi school districts

Students
2,432
Schools
5
Spent per student
$12,440
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Debt
$7.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Brookhaven School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 31% of Mississippi districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts below the state
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $7.6M, about $3,106 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 31% 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 below the state, class of 2023
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Brookhaven. Grade by grade →

PK–2Mamie Martin ElementaryThis district
7–8Alexander Junior HighThis district
9–12Brookhaven High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency37%
State average 47% · 1,282 students tested
Reading / language arts32%
State average 41.7% · 1,324 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)81%
State average 89.4% · 207 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
$12,440 per student · 0% above MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 40%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 45%Federal 20%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,646’20
2,657’21
2,586’22
2,537’23
2,432’24

Down 8.1% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 65%White 27%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

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.