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C+

Quitman School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Quitman, Stonewall, Shubuta and Pachuta.

Quitman’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of Mississippi school districts

Students
1,459
Schools
4
Spent per student
$13,921
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
24:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Debt
$2.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Quitman School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 37% of Mississippi districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Spends 12% more per student than the MS average
  • 24 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $2.8M, about $1,887 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 37% 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 Quitman. Grade by grade →

PK–2Quitman Lower ElementaryThis district
6–8Quitman Junior High SchoolThis district
9–12Quitman High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency36%
State average 47% · 782 students tested
Reading / language arts28%
State average 41.7% · 790 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 89.4% · 103 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
$13,921 per student · 12% above MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 43%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 32%State 40%Federal 27%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,645’20
1,595’21
1,593’22
1,549’23
1,459’24

Down 11.3% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 57%White 41%Two or more races 2%Hispanic <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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.

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.