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Alcorn School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Farmington, Glen, Rienzi and Kossuth.

Farmington’s School Grade A better than 87% of Mississippi school districts

Students
3,226
Schools
8
Spent per student
$11,291
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Debt
$3.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Alcorn School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 87% of Mississippi districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the MS average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $3.7M, about $1,145 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 87% 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 well above the state, class of 2023
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
AFarmington 2,039Glen 373Rienzi 278Kossuth 162

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Farmington. Grade by grade →

PK–43 elementary schoolsThis district
5–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–123 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. MS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency56%
State average 47% · 1,596 students tested
Reading / language arts49%
State average 41.7% · 1,627 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 89.4% · 214 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
$11,291 per student · 9% below MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 32%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 27%State 53%Federal 19%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,146’20
3,131’21
3,188’22
3,198’23
3,226’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%Black 4%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Kossuth Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Corinth
A+
570 students15:1
Alcorn Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Glen
B
510 students14:1
Biggersville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Corinth
B
354 students14:1
Kossuth Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Corinth
A−
374 students13:1
Alcorn Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Glen
B+
371 students12:1
Biggersville High School
High · Grades 7–13 · Corinth
B−
263 students12:1
Kossuth High School
High · Grades 9–13 · Corinth
A
398 students13:1
Alcorn Central High School
High · Grades 9–13 · Glen
B+
386 students10:1

Left off: 2 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Corinth School DistrictCorinth
$10,903per student

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.