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B+

Corinth School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Corinth.

Corinth’s School Grade B+ better than 69% of Mississippi school districts

Students
2,400
Schools
3
Spent per student
$10,903
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Debt
$16.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Corinth School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 69% of Mississippi districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 12% less per student than the MS average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $16.1M, about $6,695 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 69% 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
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Corinth. Grade by grade →

PK–4Corinth Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Corinth Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Corinth High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency33%
State average 47% · 1,264 students tested
Reading / language arts41%
State average 41.7% · 1,226 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 89.4% · 143 in the class

97% 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
$10,903 per student · 12% below MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 29%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 23%State 44%Federal 33%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,522’20
2,501’21
2,490’22
2,452’23
2,400’24

Down 4.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 44%Black 28%Hispanic 18%Two or more races 10%Asian <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.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.