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D

Wilkinson County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Centreville, Woodville and Crosby.

Centreville’s School Grade D better than 13% of Mississippi school districts

Students
694
Schools
3
Spent per student
$13,432
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
The gist

What stands out about Wilkinson County School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 8% of Mississippi districts
  • Math proficiency 30 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 28 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 8% more per student than the MS average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 14.5% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 8% 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 well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Centreville. Grade by grade →

PK–62 schoolsAmite County School District
9–122 high schoolsAmite County School District

Test scores vs. MS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency17%
State average 47% · 515 students tested
Reading / language arts14%
State average 41.7% · 528 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 89.4% · 62 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
$13,432 per student · 8% above MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 48%Support & administration 44%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 43%Federal 33%

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

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

Enrollment over time
812’20
773’21
692’22
806’23
694’24

Down 14.5% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 96%White 2%Hispanic 1%Two or more races <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.

Wilkinson County Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Woodville
D
306 students14:1
William Winans Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Centreville
D−
160 students11:1
Wilkinson County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Woodville
D
228 students9:1

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.