Marion County School District
Columbia’s School Grade A better than 94% of Mississippi school districts
What stands out about Marion County School District
- Its letter, B: results better than 57% of Mississippi districts
- Math proficiency 5 pts below the state
- Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
- Spends 22% more per student than the MS average
- 15 students per teacher
- Debt of $0.5M, about $285 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
B: better than 57% 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.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Columbia. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. MS
2021–22 · class of 2023100% 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 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Schools in the district
6 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.