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C+

Scott County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Morton, Lake and Sebastopol.

Morton’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of Mississippi school districts

Students
3,989
Schools
8
Spent per student
$10,582
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$6.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Scott County School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 40% of Mississippi districts
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts below the state
  • Spends 15% less per student than the MS average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $6.5M, about $1,629 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 40% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Morton 3,694Lake 470Sebastopol 260

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Morton. Grade by grade →

PK–4Morton Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Bettye Mae Jack Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Morton High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency44%
State average 47% · 2,095 students tested
Reading / language arts35%
State average 41.7% · 2,081 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)84%
State average 89.4% · 316 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
$10,582 per student · 15% below MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 33%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 15%State 57%Federal 29%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,785’20
3,875’21
3,989’22
4,015’23
3,989’24

Up 5.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 42%Black 33%Hispanic 19%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <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.

Scott Central Attendance Center
Other · Grades PK–12 · Forest
B−
856 students17:1
Morton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Morton
C−
686 students18:1
Sebastopol Attendance Center
Other · Grades PK–12 · Sebastopol
B+
684 students17:1
Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lake
B
333 students16:1
Bettye Mae Jack Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Morton
C
486 students17:1
Lake Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Lake
B+
237 students17:1
Morton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Morton
C
476 students
Lake High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lake
B
231 students21:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Rankin County School DistrictPelahatchie
$11,987per 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.