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C−

Covington County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Collins, Mount Olive and Seminary.

Collins’ School Grade C− better than 15% of Mississippi school districts

Students
2,492
Schools
7
Spent per student
$13,480
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$3.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Covington County School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 15% of Mississippi districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 9% more per student than the MS average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $3.4M, about $1,364 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 15% 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 towns it serves, and their School Grades
C−Collins 2,232Mount Olive 883Seminary 295

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Collins. Grade by grade →

PK–6Collins Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Collins High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 47% · 1,470 students tested
Reading / language arts34%
State average 41.7% · 1,407 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)75–79%
State average 89.4% · 170 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
$13,480 per student · 9% above MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 39%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 33%State 49%Federal 17%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,370’20
2,349’21
2,343’22
2,547’23
2,492’24

Up 5.1% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 47%White 42%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Collins Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Collins
C+
474 students16:1
Seminary Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Seminary
A+
420 students17:1
Mt. Olive Attendance Center
Other · Grades K–12 · Mount Olive
C
282 students8:1
Hopewell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Collins
C−
196 students12:1
Seminary Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Seminary
C+
365 students13:1
Collins High School
High · Grades 7–13 · Collins
C+
373 students12:1
Seminary High
High · Grades 9–12 · Seminary
B−
382 students13:1

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.