Sunflower County Consolidated School District

196 Martin Luther King Drive
Indianola, MS 38751
(District boundaries shown in map)
: 
4/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2026-27 school year, there are 2 public preschools serving 298 students in Sunflower County Consolidated School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public pre schools in Mississippi.
Public Preschools in Sunflower County Consolidated School District have an average math proficiency score of 57% (versus the Mississippi public pre school average of 51%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 99% 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
13 Schools
278 Schools
# Students
2,807 Students
130,289 Students
# Teachers
208 Teachers
8,711 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Sunflower County Consolidated 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 90% has increased from 74% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (MS)
#102 out of 148 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
41%
52%
25%
42%
41%
55%
90%
89.4%
(2022-23)
32.9%
26.5%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.13
0.63
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
3%
7%
% Black
93%
43%
% White
1%
43%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
6%
All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $18,965 is higher than the state median of $14,756. The school district revenue/student has grown by 30% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $22,919 is higher than the state median of $14,421. The school district spending/student has grown by 60% over four school years.
This School District
This State (MS)
Total Revenue
$53 MM
$6,387 MM
Spending
$64 MM
$6,242 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,965
$14,756
Spending / Student
$22,919
$14,421

Best Sunflower County Consolidated School District Public Preschools (2026-27)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
A.w. James Elementary School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
400 South Blvd
Drew, MS 38737
(662) 745-8892
Gr: PK-5 | 219 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
Rank: n/an/a
601 Ingram Street
Moorhead, MS 38761
(662) 246-5395
Gr: PK | 79 students Student-teacher ratio: 20:1 Minority enrollment: 97%

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Quick Facts (26-27)

  • District size: 13 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 2,807 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 99%
  • : 90% (Top 30% in MS)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 41% (Btm 50%)
  • : 25% (Btm 50%)
  • : 41% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MS Dept. of Education

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