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C+

Simpson County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Magee, Mendenhall, D'Lo and Braxton.

Magee’s School Grade C+ better than 39% of Mississippi school districts

Students
2,797
Schools
6
Spent per student
$11,951
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
88%
Debt
$10.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Simpson County School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 39% of Mississippi districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $10.7M, about $3,813 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 39% 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
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Magee. Grade by grade →

K–5Magee Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Magee Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Magee High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 47% · 1,675 students tested
Reading / language arts31%
State average 41.7% · 1,697 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 89.4% · 224 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
$11,951 per student · 4% below MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 39%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 45%Federal 25%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,800’20
2,799’21
2,765’22
2,679’23
2,797’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Black 54%White 40%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

6 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.