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Okolona Separate School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Okolona.

Okolona’s School Grade C better than 26% of Mississippi school districts

Students
512
Schools
3
Spent per student
$15,636
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Okolona Separate School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 26% of Mississippi districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 26% more per student than the MS average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $2M, about $3,832 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 26% 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
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Okolona. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. MS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency32%
State average 47% · 274 students tested
Reading / language arts22%
State average 41.7% · 292 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.4% · 46 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% 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
$15,636 per student · 26% above MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 41%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 23%State 54%Federal 24%

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

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

Enrollment over time
547’20
521’21
511’22
517’23
512’24

Down 6.4% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 88%Two or more races 7%White 5%Hispanic <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.