Crystal Springs’s public schools outscore 52% of Mississippi districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Crystal Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Crystal Springs’s districts is 35%, below the Mississippi average (47%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Mississippi, not nationally.
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.
Crystal Springs’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 159 Mississippi towns with household incomes within a quarter of Crystal Springs’s, its schools beat 44%, lower than their 52% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 33% 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
90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Mississippi (the state reports Crystal Springs’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $11,606 per student, against $12,392 across Mississippi (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then two middle schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is down 9% 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.
What’s behind Crystal Springs’s grade
B−: better than 52% of Mississippi school districts, #67 of 101 Mississippi towns. Graduation is above the Mississippi average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Crystal Springs, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Crystal Springs
Crystal Springs Elementary
Grades K–4 · 482 students · 18:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Crystal Springs
Crystal Springs Elementary
Grades K–4 · 482 students · 18:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Crystal Springs
Crystal Springs Elementary
Grades K–4 · 482 students · 18:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Crystal Springs
Crystal Springs Elementary
Grades K–4 · 482 students · 18:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Crystal Springs
Crystal Springs Elementary
Grades K–4 · 482 students · 18:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Crystal Springs · depends on your address
Wesson Attendance Center
Grades K–12 · 833 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Wesson
Crystal Springs Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 365 students · 14:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Crystal Springs · depends on your address
Wesson Attendance Center
Grades K–12 · 833 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Wesson
Crystal Springs Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 365 students · 14:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Crystal Springs · depends on your address
Wesson Attendance Center
Grades K–12 · 833 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Wesson
Crystal Springs Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 365 students · 14:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Crystal Springs · depends on your address
Wesson Attendance Center
Grades K–12 · 833 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Wesson
Crystal Springs Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 365 students · 14:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Crystal Springs
Crystal Springs High School
Grades 9–12 · 397 students · 14:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Crystal Springs
Crystal Springs High School
Grades 9–12 · 397 students · 14:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Crystal Springs
Crystal Springs High School
Grades 9–12 · 397 students · 14:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Crystal Springs
Crystal Springs High School
Grades 9–12 · 397 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Crystal Springs’s public schools are run by Copiah County School District, which also serves Beauregard, Georgetown and Wesson. 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.
Well below the state in reading
Crystal Springs vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Mississippi towns that share Crystal Springs’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Crystal Springs | B− | Copiah County |
Every school in Crystal Springs
4 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).
Questions about Crystal Springs’s schools
Are Crystal Springs’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Mississippi: the public schools Crystal Springs children attend outscore 52% of Mississippi’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #67 of 101 Mississippi towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 44%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Crystal Springs in?
Copiah County School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 2,077 students in 4 schools (2024–25).
What is Crystal Springs’s graduation rate?
90–94% of the class of 2023 in Copiah County School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Mississippi.
How much does Crystal Springs spend per student?
$11,606 in Copiah County School District (FY2024), against $12,392 across Mississippi. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Crystal Springs families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Crystal Springs → They have their own page.
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.