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Lee County School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Mississippi for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 246 students in Lee County School District.
Public Preschools in Lee County School District have a diversity score of 0.56, which is less than the Mississippi public preschool average of 0.59.
Minority enrollment is 59% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Mississippi public preschool average of 56% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MS)
# Schools
15 Schools
262 Schools
# Students
6,251 Students
115,342 Students
# Teachers
471 Teachers
7,867 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Lee County School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 145 school districts in Mississippi (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 86% has increased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#55 out of 148 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
37%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
35%
Graduation Rate
86%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.51
0.59
# American Indian Students
2 Students
290 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
51 Students
713 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
167 Students
4,817 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
4%
# Black Students
1,748 Students
53,479 Students
% Black Students
28%
46%
# White Students
4,048 Students
51,266 Students
% White Students
65%
45%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
52 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
234 Students
4,725 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
7,527
# Students in K Grade:
493
21,935
# Students in 1st Grade:
488
20,056
# Students in 2nd Grade:
464
16,753
# Students in 3rd Grade:
451
13,096
# Students in 4th Grade:
453
12,456
# Students in 5th Grade:
458
10,630
# Students in 6th Grade:
471
4,222
# Students in 7th Grade:
496
1,444
# Students in 8th Grade:
507
1,486
# Students in 9th Grade:
528
1,087
# Students in 10th Grade:
482
927
# Students in 11th Grade:
461
860
# Students in 12th Grade:
433
766
# Ungraded Students:
66
2,097
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $11,488 in this school district is less than the state median of $12,094. The school district revenue/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,615 is less than the state median of $11,965. The school district spending/student has grown by 24% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$72 MM
$5,371 MM
Spending
$73 MM
$5,314 MM
Revenue / Student
$11,488
$12,094
Spending / Student
$11,615
$11,965
Best Lee County School District Public Preschools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: n/an/a
6408 Noah Curtis St.
Shannon, MS 38868
(662) 767-0135
Shannon, MS 38868
(662) 767-0135
Grades: PK-2
| 246 students
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