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C−

South Delta School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Rolling Fork, Mayersville, Anguilla and Cary.

Rolling Fork’s School Grade C− better than 23% of Mississippi school districts

Students
548
Schools
3
Spent per student
$20,120
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$2.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about South Delta School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 23% of Mississippi districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Spends 62% more per student than the MS average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 19.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $2.3M, about $4,181 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 23% 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 Rolling Fork. Grade by grade →

6–8South Delta Middle SchoolThis district
9–12South Delta High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency28%
State average 47% · 337 students tested
Reading / language arts22%
State average 41.7% · 337 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 89.4% · 35 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
$20,120 per student · 62% above MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 42%Support & administration 52%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 54%State 22%Federal 24%

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

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

Enrollment over time
684’20
618’21
604’22
535’23
548’24

Down 19.9% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 92%Two or more races 7%White <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.