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Chickasaw County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Houston, New Houlka and Woodland.

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

Students
2,197
Schools
5
Spent per student
$11,230
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Debt
$1.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Chickasaw County School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 87% of Mississippi districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the MS average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.1M, about $488 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Houston. Grade by grade →

3–5Houston Upper ElementaryThis district
6–8Houston Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Houston High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency56%
State average 47% · 1,140 students tested
Reading / language arts41%
State average 41.7% · 1,130 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 89.4% · 102 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
$11,230 per student · 9% below MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 32%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 15%State 49%Federal 36%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,211’21
2,214’22
2,198’23
2,197’24

About steady since 2021–22.

Students
White 46%Black 37%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 8%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Left off: 2 schools 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.