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C−

Carroll County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Vaiden, Carrollton and North Carrollton.

Vaiden’s Schools page →

Students
734
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,400
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Debt
$1.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Carroll County School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 21% of Mississippi districts
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Spends 16% more per student than the MS average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $1.2M, about $1,663 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 21% 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 Vaiden. Grade by grade →

PK–6Marshall Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12J.Z. George High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency24%
State average 47% · 451 students tested
Reading / language arts25%
State average 41.7% · 454 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 89.4% · 54 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
$14,400 per student · 16% above MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 40%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 45%Federal 25%

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

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

Enrollment over time
835’20
851’21
805’22
768’23
734’24

Down 12.1% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 58%White 32%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Marshall Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · North Carrollton
C
391 students15:1
J.Z. George High School
High · Grades 7–12 · North Carrollton
C−
343 students11:1

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.