For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 331 students in Quitman County School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Mississippi.
Public Preschool in Quitman County School District have an average math proficiency score of 52% (versus the Mississippi public pre school average of 51%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 97% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Mississippi public preschool average of 57% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MS)
# Schools
4 Schools
278 Schools
# Students
835 Students
130,289 Students
# Teachers
31 Teachers
8,711 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Quitman County School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 147 school districts in Mississippi (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#104 out of 148 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
42%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
55%
Graduation Rate
85%
89.4%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)26.9%
26.5%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.10
0.63
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
1%
7%
% Black
95%
43%
% White
2%
43%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,696 is higher than the state median of $14,756. The school district revenue/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,713 is higher than the state median of $14,421. The school district spending/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$16 MM
$6,387 MM
Spending
$13 MM
$6,242 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,696
$14,756
Spending / Student
$15,713
$14,421
Best Quitman County School District Public Preschools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Quitman County Elementary School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1018 10th Street, P. O. Box 17
Lambert, MS 38643
(662) 326-7186
Lambert, MS 38643
(662) 326-7186
Gr: PK-4 | 331 students Minority enrollment: 97%
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