Amite County Schools & Education
Amite County, Mississippi
NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance dataSchool Score
26/100
Percentile-style score
Score Band
Lower Signal
Graduation Rate
82.0%
National avg 87.5%
Education Statistics
Graduation Rate
82.0%
National avg 87.5%
State avg 87.1%
Per-Pupil Spending
$6,987
National avg $13,239
State avg $5,954
School Score
26/100
Percentile-style score
State avg 27/100
State Score Position
#38
of 81 counties by score
Education Data Brief: Amite County
Measured School Summary
Amite County faces educational challenges with a school score of 26/100 and a graduation rate of 82.0%, falling below typical benchmarks.
Funding Context
At $6,987 per pupil, Amite County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.
Neighbor Context
Its school score is 3% below the Mississippi average, and its graduation rate trails the state average by 5.1 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 17% higher than the state norm.
School Data Brief
How to read Amite County before comparing districts
County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.
Local context that changes the interpretation
4 public schools and 1 district are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.
Overall screen
26/100
Lower measured signal. Ranks #38 of 81 Mississippi counties with school score data.
Completion
82.0%
5.1 pts below the state average
Funding context
$6,987
$1,033 above the state average
School coverage
4
1 district represented in the county school list.
Start with measured county context
The county-level signal is lower, so review individual schools and local records before interpreting the score. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.
Check the local school mix
Amite County has 4 public schools across 1 district, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.
Verify local rules
Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.
What Amite County school data means before you move
County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.
Small-system county
Amite County has a compact public-school footprint. A single school change, boundary rule, or district update can move the lived experience more than the county score suggests.
State position
#38
of 81 Mississippi counties with school score data. The county score is roughly in line with the state average.
Data confidence
Usable
3 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Compare schools, then verify missing fields locally.
K-12 continuity check
These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.
AMITE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary to high school visible
853 students
4 listed schools in this county slice.
District reality check
AMITE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT is the largest listed district slice, with 4 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.
What the data cannot tell you
NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.
Questions to ask before choosing an address
Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Amite County?
Which attendance zones, transfer rules, and transportation policies apply inside the local district?
What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?
If we need a program not visible in the NCES flags, which district office can confirm current offerings?
Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?
Data Story
Amite County Per-Pupil Spending Exceeds Mississippi State Average
Education data brief for Amite County, Mississippi.
Amite County allocates $6,987 per student, a figure that is approximately $1,000 higher than the Mississippi state average of $5,954. Despite this higher local spending, the amount remains well below the national average of $13,000. All four public schools in the Amite County School District are located in rural areas, serving a total population of 853 students. The largest of these is Amite County Elementary, with 468 students. The county’s graduation rate is 82.0%, which is lower than both the state average of 87.1% and the national average of 87.0%. Additionally, the county's composite school score of 26.1 is slightly lower than the state average of 26.9 and significantly below the national median of 50.0. The district maintains a small average school size of 284 students. See the NCES Common Core of Data for school-level records and demographic details.
Sources
- NCES Common Core of Data
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS
School Overview
Total Schools
4
in Amite County
Reported Enrollment
853
4 schools reporting
School Districts
1
district
Charter Schools
0
0% of total
School Level Breakdown
1 School District in Amite County
AMITE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
4 Public Schools in Amite County
Sorted by reported enrollment. Every NCES public school remains listed here; no school-level profile pages are included in the current generated coverage for this county.
NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance dataLevel
Showing 4 of 4 matching schools
| School Name | Profile | District | Location | Grades | Type / Flags | Reported Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMITE COUNTY ELEMENTARY | Record | AMITE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Liberty, 39645Rural: Remote | KG–6 | Primary | 468 |
| AMITE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL | Record | AMITE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | LIBERTY, 39645Rural: Remote | 9–12 | High | 254 |
| AMITE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL | Record | AMITE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Liberty, 39645Rural: Remote | 7–8 | Middle | 131 |
| AMITE COUNTY VOC COMPLEX | Record | AMITE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | LIBERTY, 39645Rural: Remote | 9–12 | Vocational | 0 |
AMITE COUNTY ELEMENTARY
AMITE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Liberty, 39645 / Rural: Remote
AMITE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
AMITE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
LIBERTY, 39645 / Rural: Remote
AMITE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL
AMITE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Liberty, 39645 / Rural: Remote
AMITE COUNTY VOC COMPLEX
AMITE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
LIBERTY, 39645 / Rural: Remote
Education Funding Detail
Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure
$6,987
State avg $5,954
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Data Sources
Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.
Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.