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C

Leake County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Carthage, Walnut Grove and Lena.

Carthage’s School Grade C better than 28% of Mississippi school districts

Students
2,408
Schools
5
Spent per student
$12,106
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$2.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Leake County School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 28% of Mississippi districts
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $2.4M, about $1,013 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 28% 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 below the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CCarthage 4,864Walnut Grove 511Lena 158

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Carthage. Grade by grade →

PK–5Leake Central Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Leake Central Junior High SchoolThis district
9–12Leake Central High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency22%
State average 47% · 1,371 students tested
Reading / language arts24%
State average 41.7% · 1,346 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 89.4% · 194 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
$12,106 per student · 2% below MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 41%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 17%State 47%Federal 36%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,618’20
2,577’21
2,532’22
2,463’23
2,408’24

Down 8% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 60%Hispanic 21%White 16%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <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.

Leake Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Carthage
C−
850 students16:1
Leake County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Walnut Grove
C+
317 students12:1
Leake Central Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Carthage
C−
383 students14:1
Leake County High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Walnut Grove
C
266 students12:1
Leake Central High School
High · Grades 9–13 · Carthage
C
592 students16:1

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.