Leake County School District
Public
Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade
Public schools for Carthage, Walnut Grove and Lena.
At a glance
2,408Students enrolled
6Schools
3Towns served
$12,106Spent per student
14:1Student–teacher ratio
100%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades PK–6
Leake Central Elementary School or Leake County Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades PK–6
Leake Central Elementary School or Leake County Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 7–12
Leake Central Junior High School or Leake County High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs MS
Math proficiency11%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 34.8%
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 87.8%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$12,106
per student each year · 2% below the MS average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
2,618’20
2,577’21
2,532’22
2,463’23
2,408’24
Students
Black · 60%1,435
Hispanic · 21%502
White · 16%374
Two or more races · 3%70
American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%20
Asian · 0%7
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools6 in district
Leake Central Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 850 students · Carthage
C-PublicLeake County Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 317 students · Walnut Grove
C+PublicLeake Central Junior High SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 383 students · Carthage
C-PublicLeake Central High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–13 · 592 students · Carthage
C+PublicLeake County High SchoolHigh · Grades 7–12 · 266 students · Walnut Grove
CPublicLEAKE CO CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTERHigh · Grades 9–12 · Carthage
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.