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Fayette, MS
Public School Ratings




Fayette Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Jefferson Co School Dist School District details

Jefferson Co School Dist School District
942 Main Street
Fayette, MS 39069

1,063 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Jefferson Co School Dist School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Mississippi

2

(10 is best)

Better than 19.0% of all MS school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Better than 6.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
45%
18%
42%
26%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Fayette Voc Center School
205 Industrial Park Dr.
Fayette, MS, 39069
07-12
Jefferson Co Elem School
430 Hwy 33
Fayette, MS, 39069
PK-04
Jefferson Co High School
2277 Main St.
Fayette, MS, 39069
09-12
Jefferson Co Jr Hi School
468 Hwy 33
Fayette, MS, 39069
07-08
Jefferson County Alternative School
468 Hwy 33
Fayette, MS, 39069
01-12
Jefferson County Upper Elementary School
442 Hwy 33
Fayette, MS, 39069
05-06

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.9% 44.6%
Black 98.9% 48.4%
Hispanic 0.0% 5.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.8%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 99.7%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 73.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 25.9%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,272 $6,667,000 46.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $468 $497,000 3.4%
Staff $1,106 $1,176,000 8.1%
General Administration $690 $733,000 5.1%
School Administration $608 $646,000 4.5%
Operation $1,697 $1,804,000 12.5%
Transportation $561 $596,000 4.1%
Other $441 $469,000 3.2%
Total Support $5,570 $5,921,000 41.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,750 $1,860,000 12.9%
Total Expenditures $13,592 $14,448,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,827 $2,577,379,000 48.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $580 $256,641,000 4.9%
Staff $465 $205,614,000 3.9%
General Administration $349 $154,231,000 2.9%
School Administration $612 $270,616,000 5.1%
Operation $1,057 $467,711,000 8.8%
Transportation $426 $188,522,000 3.6%
Other $289 $127,751,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,778 $1,671,086,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,355 $1,041,743,000 19.7%
Total Expenditures $11,960 $5,290,208,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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