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D−

Noxubee County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Macon, Brooksville and Shuqualak.

Macon’s School Grade D− better than 1% of Mississippi school districts

Students
1,321
Schools
3
Spent per student
$13,687
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$2.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Noxubee County School District

  • Its letter, D−: results better than 1% of Mississippi districts
  • Math proficiency 35 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 10% more per student than the MS average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $2.1M, about $1,626 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D−: better than 1% 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 below the state, 2021–22
D−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Macon. Grade by grade →

PK–5Earl Nash ElementaryThis district
6–8B F Liddell MiddleThis district
9–12Noxubee County HighThis district

Test scores vs. MS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency12%
State average 47% · 766 students tested
Reading / language arts15%
State average 41.7% · 752 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)75–79%
State average 89.4% · 116 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
$13,687 per student · 10% above MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 46%Support & administration 48%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 44%Federal 29%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,413’20
1,391’21
1,397’22
1,353’23
1,321’24

Down 6.5% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 48%Two or more races 48%Hispanic 3%White <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

3 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.