For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 882 students in Yazoo City Municipal School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Mississippi.
Public Preschool in Yazoo City Municipal School District have an average math proficiency score of 4% (versus the Mississippi public pre school average of 43%), and reading proficiency score of 8% (versus the 43% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Mississippi public preschool average of 55% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MS)
# Schools
5 Schools
282 Schools
# Students
1,888 Students
125,600 Students
# Teachers
117 Teachers
10,006 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Yazoo City Municipal School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 148 school districts in Mississippi (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 75-79% has increased from 65-69% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#148 out of 148 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
4%
47%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
7%
42%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
8%
55%
Graduation Rate
75-79%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.04
0.60
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
1%
% Hispanic
n/a
4%
% Black
98%
45%
% White
n/a
45%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,957 is higher than the state median of $12,205. The school district revenue/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,486 is higher than the state median of $12,074. The school district spending/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$25 MM
$5,371 MM
Spending
$24 MM
$5,314 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,957
$12,205
Spending / Student
$12,486
$12,074
Best Yazoo City Municipal School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Mccoy Elementary School
(Math: 4% | Reading: 8%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1835 School Dr
Yazoo City, MS 39194
(662) 746-5800
Yazoo City, MS 39194
(662) 746-5800
Grades: PK-5
| 882 students
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