Kemper County School District
Public
Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–12 C-School Grade
Public schools for De Kalb and Scooba.
At a glance
888Students enrolled
5Schools
2Towns served
$20,197Spent per student
9:1Student–teacher ratio
100%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Based 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 proficiency14%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 34.8%
Graduation rate (4-year)82%
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
$20,197
per student each year · 63% above the MS average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
881’20
915’21
884’22
895’23
888’24
Students
Black · 86%761
Two or more races · 11%96
White · 2%19
American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%7
Hispanic · 1%5
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools5 in district
KCSD Lower Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–3 · 285 students · Scooba
DPublicKCSD Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 4–5 · 108 students · De Kalb
C-PublicKemper County Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 191 students · Dekalb
C+PublicKemper County High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 304 students · Dekalb
C-PublicSTENNIS VOC TECH COMPLEXHigh · Grades 9–12 · Dekalb
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.