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B−

Nettleton School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Nettleton.

Nettleton’s School Grade B− better than 47% of Mississippi school districts

Students
994
Schools
4
Spent per student
$11,372
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Debt
$3.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Nettleton School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 46% of Mississippi districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 8% less per student than the MS average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $3.3M, about $3,307 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 46% 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
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Nettleton. Grade by grade →

K–2Nettleton Primary SchoolThis district
3–5Nettleton Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Nettleton Junior HighThis district
9–12Nettleton High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency41%
State average 47% · 618 students tested
Reading / language arts35%
State average 41.7% · 619 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 89.4% · 94 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
$11,372 per student · 8% below MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 39%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 54%Federal 25%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,048’23
994’24

Down 5.2% since 2023–24.

Students
White 63%Black 28%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 2%

Schools in the district

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

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.