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B+

Webster County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Eupora, Mathiston, Maben, Mantee and Walthall.

Eupora’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of Mississippi school districts

Students
1,717
Schools
4
Spent per student
$11,054
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Debt
$3.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Webster County School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 74% of Mississippi districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the MS average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $3.7M, about $2,168 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 74% 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 above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Eupora. Grade by grade →

PK–5Eupora Elementary SchoolThis district
6–12Eupora High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency56%
State average 47% · 887 students tested
Reading / language arts46%
State average 41.7% · 905 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 89.4% · 110 in the class

98% 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
$11,054 per student · 11% below MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 30%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 58%Federal 18%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,749’20
1,758’21
1,739’22
1,750’23
1,717’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 71%Black 21%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 2%Asian <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.

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.