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Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns
Serves Greenwood, Itta Bena, Schlater, Sidon and Morgan City.
Students
3,718
Schools
15
Spent per student
$12,654
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$4.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District
- School Grade D: better than 13% of Mississippi districts
- Math proficiency 29 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 13 pts below the state
- 14 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 10.6% since 2020
- Debt of $4.1M, about $1,097 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Sidon.
PK–65 schoolsThis district
65 middle schoolsThis district
7–123 schoolsThis district
123 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. MS
2020–21Math proficiency6%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts15%
State average 34.8%
Graduation rate (4-year)75%
State average 87.8% · small group: the state reports 50–100%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$12,654 per student · 2% above MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 40%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 19%State 37%Federal 44%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
4,161’20
3,978’21
4,030’22
3,849’23
3,718’24
Down 10.6% since 2020.
Students
Black 84%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 5%White 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
15 public schools.
Davis Elementary School
C−377 students16:1
Leflore Elementary School
D306 students14:1
Threadgill Elementary
D295 students15:1
East Elementary School
D−261 students13:1
Bankston Elementary School
C254 students13:1
Claudine Brown Elementary School
248 students15:1
Threadgill Primary School
207 students15:1
Greenwood Middle School
C−278 students15:1
Amanda Elzy Junior High School
D199 students11:1
Greenwood High School/Votech
C−633 students16:1
Amanda Elzy High School
C−367 students13:1
Leflore County High School
C−293 students10:1
Career and Technical Center
0 students
Greenwood Alternative School
0 students
Leflore County Alternative School
0 students
Towns served
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.