B
Quitman County School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns
Serves Marks, Lambert, Crowder, Sledge and Falcon, and parts of Crenshaw.
Students
835
Schools
4
Spent per student
$14,820
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$3.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Quitman County School District
- School Grade B: better than 63% of Mississippi districts
- Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 9 pts above the state
- Spends 20% more per student than the MS average
- 16 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 6.6% since 2020
- Debt of $3.1M, about $3,717 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Sledge.
PK–4Quitman County ElementaryThis district
5–8Quitman County Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Madison Palmer High SchoolThis district
Test scores vs. MS
2020–21Math proficiency16%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts20%
State average 34.8%
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 87.8%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$14,820 per student · 20% above MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 41%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 35%Federal 34%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
894’20
898’21
852’22
820’23
835’24
Down 6.6% since 2020.
Students
Black 95%White 2%Two or more races 2%Hispanic <1%
Schools in the district
4 public schools.
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.