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Attala County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Ethel, Sallis and McCool.

Ethel’s Schools page →

Students
952
Schools
4
Spent per student
$17,631
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Attala County School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 61% of Mississippi districts
  • Math proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Spends 42% more per student than the MS average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $3M, about $3,111 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 61% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Ethel 324Sallis 131McCool 100

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ethel. Grade by grade →

PK–62 schoolsThis district
7–12Ethel Attendance CenterThis district

Test scores vs. MS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency42%
State average 47% · 495 students tested
Reading / language arts41%
State average 41.7% · 509 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 89.4% · 76 in the class

100% 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
$17,631 per student · 42% above MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 45%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 47%Federal 18%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,025’20
1,002’21
1,004’22
963’23
952’24

Down 7.1% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 54%White 27%Two or more races 18%Hispanic <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Mississippi’s other public schools.

Greenlee Attendance Center
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · McCool
B+
356 students14:1
Long Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Sallis
C
199 students10:1
Ethel Attendance Center
High · Grades 7–12 · Ethel
B−
230 students9:1
McAdams Attendance Center
High · Grades 7–12 · McAdams
C
167 students7:1

Left off: 1 school 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.