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C+

Hinds County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Byram, Terry, Raymond, Edwards, Utica, Bolton and Learned, and parts of Jackson.

Byram’s School Grade C+ better than 44% of Mississippi school districts

Students
4,940
Schools
8
Spent per student
$11,511
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
Debt
$66M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Hinds County School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 44% of Mississippi districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the MS average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $66M, about $13,355 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 44% 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
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Byram 12,707C+Terry 1,557C+Raymond 1,384Edwards 926Utica 602Bolton 424Learned 54

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Byram. Grade by grade →

PK–2Gary Road ElementaryThis district
3–5Gary Road IntermediateThis district
6–8Byram Middle SchoolThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. MS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency38%
State average 47% · 2,616 students tested
Reading / language arts35%
State average 41.7% · 2,722 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 89.4% · 454 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
$11,511 per student · 7% below MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 41%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 43%State 41%Federal 16%

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

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

Enrollment over time
4,858’20
4,646’21
4,498’22
4,972’23
4,940’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Black 86%White 7%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Gary Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Byram
717 students18:1
Raymond Elementary/Carver Middle
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Raymond
453 students13:1
Bolton-Edwards Elem Middle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bolton
C+
335 students13:1
Utica Elem Mid School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Utica
C+
304 students13:1
Gary Road Intermediate
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Byram
C+
680 students14:1
Byram Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Terry
B−
785 students17:1
Terry High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Terry
C
1,127 students15:1
Raymond High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Raymond
B−
539 students13:1

Left off: 2 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Rankin County School DistrictFlowood, Richland
$11,987per student
Clinton Public School DistrictClinton
$10,116per student
Madison County School DistrictRidgeland
$12,712per student
Pearl Public School DistrictPearl
$10,941per student

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.