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C−
Schools in Collins · Covington County School District

Collins’s public schools score below 85% of Mississippi districts on tests and graduation

35% of students in Collins’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Mississippi average (47%). The grade covers the public school district serving Collins, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Mississippi, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Mississippi state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
34%
▼ 8 pts vs MS 42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
▼ 12 pts vs MS 47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 10–14 pts vs MS 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.5K
▲ 9% vs MS $12.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.7
MS 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
847 students on the public path
In brief

Collins’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 34% of tested students were proficient in reading and 35% in math, against 42% and 47% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Mississippi (the state reports Collins’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,480 per student, against $12,392 across Mississippi (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Collins High School. Enrollment is up 5% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Collins’s grade

C+ Test scoresD− Graduation

C−: better than 15% of Mississippi school districts. Both inputs trail the Mississippi average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Mississippi school districts we grade (150)Better than 15%
Lower resultsHigher results
Mississippi towns with similar household incomes (136)Better than 13%
DCA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,438 test results and a graduating class of 170 could put Collins anywhere from D to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Collins’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,470 in math, 1,407 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Collins, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Collins Elementary SchoolCovington County School DistrictC+
7–12Collins High SchoolCovington County School DistrictC+

Collins’s public schools are run by Covington County School District, which also serves Mount Olive and Seminary. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Covington County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 2,492 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (MS 13.9)
$13,480MS $12,392 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 41.7% · 1407 students tested
Math35%
State average 47% · 1470 students tested

Collins vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Mississippi towns that share Collins’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CollinsC−Covington County

Every school in Collins

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Mississippi’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Collinsby address
Collins Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C+
474 students16:1Rate it →
Collins High School
High · Grades 7–12
C+
373 students12:1Rate it →

Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Covington Co Vocational Technical and Covington County Alternative School).

Questions about Collins’s schools

Are Collins’s schools good?

On Mississippi’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Collins children attend score below 85% of Mississippi’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 13%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Collins in?

Covington County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,492 students in 7 schools (2024–25).

What is Collins’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Covington County School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Mississippi.

How much does Collins spend per student?

$13,480 in Covington County School District (FY2024), against $12,392 across Mississippi. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Mississippi. Stars are from neighbors.