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Schools in De Kalb

De Kalb’s public schools

Kemper County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for De Kalb. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/4schools above Mississippi’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Mississippi’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
20%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.2K
▲ 63% vs MS $12.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.3
MS 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
4
888 students on the public path
In brief

De Kalb’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of De Kalb’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s 762 public schools. Kemper County Middle School places highest (better than 34%); KCSD Lower Elementary School lowest (12%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in De Kalb, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3KCSD Lower Elementary Schoolin ScoobaD
6–8Kemper County Middle SchoolKemper County School DistrictC
9–12Kemper County High SchoolKemper County School DistrictC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Kemper County School District.

The district

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

Kemper County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 888 students · 9.3 per teacher (MS 13.9)
$20,197MS $12,392 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading20%
State average 41.7% · 460 students tested
Math29%
State average 47% · 476 students tested

De Kalb vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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De Kalb—Kemper County

Every school in De Kalb

5 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 De Kalbby address
KCSD Upper Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 4–5
C−
108 students10:1Rate it →
Kemper County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dekalb
C
191 students11:1Rate it →
Kemper County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · DeKalb
C−
304 students7:1Rate it →
Also serving De Kalbin other towns
KCSD Lower Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Scooba
D
285 students12:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Kemper Academy
Grades K–12
Private · Religious
184 students7:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Stennis Voc Tech Complex).

Questions about De Kalb’s schools

Are De Kalb’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for De Kalb. Kemper County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for De Kalb. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is De Kalb in?

Kemper County School District.

Where do De Kalb kids go to high school?

Kemper County High School.

Are there private schools in De Kalb?

Yes: Kemper Academy (grades K–12, 184 students).

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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). Stars are from neighbors.