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Lowndes County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Caledonia, Crawford and Artesia, and parts of Columbus.

Caledonia’s School Grade A better than 91% of Mississippi school districts

Students
5,261
Schools
8
Spent per student
$11,573
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Debt
$53.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lowndes County School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 91% of Mississippi districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the MS average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $53.5M, about $10,163 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 91% 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 Caledonia. Grade by grade →

PK–5Caledonia ElementaryThis district
6–8Caledonia Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Caledonia High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency60%
State average 47% · 2,718 students tested
Reading / language arts50%
State average 41.7% · 2,661 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 89.4% · 395 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
$11,573 per student · 7% below MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 35%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 46%State 41%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
5,173’20
5,305’21
5,261’22
5,360’23
5,261’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 55%Black 37%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

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.