Can I use Bolivar County's school score to choose a house?

No. Use the Bolivar County school score as a first-pass county screen, then verify the exact district, attendance boundary, transfer rules, and grade pathway for any address you are considering.

Does SchoolsByCounty confirm school attendance boundaries in Bolivar County?

No. SchoolsByCounty publishes NCES and Census-backed public-school records. Attendance zones, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, transportation, and transfer rules must be confirmed with local districts.

How should parents compare public schools in Bolivar County?

Start with the 17 listed public schools and 3 district entries, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Bolivar County Schools & Education

Name: Bolivar County, Mississippi Education Data
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Bolivar County, Mississippi

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

School Score

15/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Lower Signal

Graduation Rate

82.3%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

82.3%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 87.1%

Per-Pupil Spending

$5,974

National avg $13,239

State avg $5,954

School Score

15/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 27/100

State Score Position

#66

of 81 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Bolivar County

Measured School Summary

Bolivar County faces educational challenges with a school score of 15/100 and a graduation rate of 82.3%, falling below typical benchmarks.

Funding Context

At $5,974 per pupil, Bolivar County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 46% below the Mississippi average, and its graduation rate trails the state average by 4.8 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 0% higher than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Bolivar 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

17 public schools and 3 districts 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

15/100

Lower measured signal. Ranks #66 of 81 Mississippi counties with school score data.

Completion

82.3%

4.8 pts below the state average

Funding context

$5,974

roughly matches the state average

School coverage

3 districts 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

Bolivar County has 17 public schools across 3 districts, 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.

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Parent decision brief

What Bolivar 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.

Review-carefully county

Bolivar County has a lower measured county-level school signal. Use the school table to look for specific districts or grade bands that may differ from the county average.

State position

#66

of 81 Mississippi counties with school score data. The county score is 12 points below 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.

CLEVELAND SCHOOL DIST

Elementary to high school visible

2,818 students

Elementary 6Middle 1High 3Other 0

10 listed schools in this county slice.

WEST BOLIVAR CONS SCHOOL DIST

Elementary and high visible

938 students

Elementary 1Middle 0High 2Other 1

4 listed schools in this county slice.

NORTH BOLIVAR CONS SCHOOL DIST

Elementary and high visible

780 students

Elementary 2Middle 0High 1Other 0

3 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

CLEVELAND SCHOOL DIST is the largest listed district slice, with 10 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 Bolivar County?

Do the neighborhoods we like fall inside the same district, or are we comparing different Bolivar County district systems?

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?

Education Overview

About Schools in Bolivar County, Mississippi

This context is screened for neutral school-data wording and should be read alongside the current metrics on this page. It is not school advice.

A Diverse Educational Network in the Delta

Bolivar County hosts 17 public schools, making it one of the more extensive systems in the region with 4,536 students. The landscape includes nine elementary, one middle, and six high schools spread across three districts.

Three Districts Serving Bolivar Families

The Cleveland School District is the largest, managing 2,818 students across 10 schools. The West Bolivar Consolidated and North Bolivar Consolidated districts serve the remaining 1,718 students, providing localized education without any charter schools.

Balancing Town Centers and Rural Fields

The locale is split nearly evenly with nine rural schools and eight town schools. Cleveland Central High School is the largest campus with 817 students, while the average school across the county hosts about 324 students.

School Overview

Total Schools

in Bolivar County

Reported Enrollment

4,536

17 schools reporting

School Districts

districts

Charter Schools

0% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary9

Middle1

High6

Other1

3 School Districts in Bolivar County

CLEVELAND SCHOOL DIST

10 schools

2,818 students

WEST BOLIVAR CONS SCHOOL DIST

4 schools

938 students

NORTH BOLIVAR CONS SCHOOL DIST

3 schools

780 students

17 Public Schools in Bolivar 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 data

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Public schools in Bolivar County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
CLEVELAND CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	Record	CLEVELAND SCHOOL DIST	Cleveland, 38732Town: Remote	9–12	High	817
MCEVANS SCHOOL	Record	WEST BOLIVAR CONS SCHOOL DIST	SHAW, 38773Rural: Distant	KG–12	Other	444
CLEVELAND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL	Record	CLEVELAND SCHOOL DIST	CLEVELAND, 38732Town: Remote	7–8	Middle	433
NORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL	Record	NORTH BOLIVAR CONS SCHOOL DIST	SHELBY, 38774Rural: Distant	7–12	High	354
BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	CLEVELAND SCHOOL DIST	BOYLE, 38730Rural: Fringe	PK–6	Primary	336
D.M. SMITH ELEMENTARY	Record	CLEVELAND SCHOOL DIST	CLEVELAND, 38732Town: Remote	3–6	Primary	289
HAYES COOPER CENTER FOR MATH SC TEC	Record	CLEVELAND SCHOOL DIST	MERIGOLD, 38759Rural: Distant	PK–6	Primary	281
WEST BOLIVAR ELEM	Record	WEST BOLIVAR CONS SCHOOL DIST	Rosedale, 38769Rural: Remote	KG–6	Primary	260
NAILOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	CLEVELAND SCHOOL DIST	CLEVELAND, 38732Town: Remote	KG–2	Primary	237
WEST BOLIVAR HIGH SCHOOL	Record	WEST BOLIVAR CONS SCHOOL DIST	ROSEDALE, 38769Rural: Remote	7–12	High	234
I T MONTGOMERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	NORTH BOLIVAR CONS SCHOOL DIST	MOUND BAYOU, 38762Rural: Distant	KG–6	Primary	225
PARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	CLEVELAND SCHOOL DIST	CLEVELAND, 38732Town: Remote	KG–6	Primary	213
PEARMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	CLEVELAND SCHOOL DIST	CLEVELAND, 38732Town: Remote	1–6	Primary	212
BROOKS ELEM SCHOOL	Record	NORTH BOLIVAR CONS SCHOOL DIST	DUNCAN, 38740Rural: Remote	KG–6	Primary	201
ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL	Record	CLEVELAND SCHOOL DIST	Cleveland, 38732Town: Remote	5–12	Alternative	0
CLEVELAND VOC TECH COMPLEX	Record	CLEVELAND SCHOOL DIST	CLEVELAND, 38732Town: Remote	8–12	Vocational	0
JOE BARNES VOCATIONAL CENTER	Record	WEST BOLIVAR CONS SCHOOL DIST	ROSEDALE, 38769Rural: Remote	9–12	Vocational	0

CLEVELAND CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

CLEVELAND SCHOOL DIST

Cleveland, 38732 / Town: Remote

Record9–12High817 students

MCEVANS SCHOOL

WEST BOLIVAR CONS SCHOOL DIST

SHAW, 38773 / Rural: Distant

RecordKG–12Other444 students

CLEVELAND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL

CLEVELAND SCHOOL DIST

CLEVELAND, 38732 / Town: Remote

Record7–8Middle433 students

NORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL

NORTH BOLIVAR CONS SCHOOL DIST

SHELBY, 38774 / Rural: Distant

Record7–12High354 students

BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CLEVELAND SCHOOL DIST

BOYLE, 38730 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–6Primary336 students

D.M. SMITH ELEMENTARY

CLEVELAND SCHOOL DIST

CLEVELAND, 38732 / Town: Remote

Record3–6Primary289 students

HAYES COOPER CENTER FOR MATH SC TEC

CLEVELAND SCHOOL DIST

MERIGOLD, 38759 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–6Primary281 students

WEST BOLIVAR ELEM

WEST BOLIVAR CONS SCHOOL DIST

Rosedale, 38769 / Rural: Remote

RecordKG–6Primary260 students

NAILOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CLEVELAND SCHOOL DIST

CLEVELAND, 38732 / Town: Remote

RecordKG–2Primary237 students

WEST BOLIVAR HIGH SCHOOL

WEST BOLIVAR CONS SCHOOL DIST

ROSEDALE, 38769 / Rural: Remote

Record7–12High234 students

I T MONTGOMERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

NORTH BOLIVAR CONS SCHOOL DIST

MOUND BAYOU, 38762 / Rural: Distant

RecordKG–6Primary225 students

PARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CLEVELAND SCHOOL DIST

CLEVELAND, 38732 / Town: Remote

RecordKG–6Primary213 students

PEARMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CLEVELAND SCHOOL DIST

CLEVELAND, 38732 / Town: Remote

Record1–6Primary212 students

BROOKS ELEM SCHOOL

NORTH BOLIVAR CONS SCHOOL DIST

DUNCAN, 38740 / Rural: Remote

RecordKG–6Primary201 students

ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL

CLEVELAND SCHOOL DIST

Cleveland, 38732 / Town: Remote

Record5–12Alternative0 students

CLEVELAND VOC TECH COMPLEX

CLEVELAND SCHOOL DIST

CLEVELAND, 38732 / Town: Remote

Record8–12Vocational0 students

JOE BARNES VOCATIONAL CENTER

WEST BOLIVAR CONS SCHOOL DIST

ROSEDALE, 38769 / Rural: Remote

Record9–12Vocational0 students

Education Funding Detail

Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure

$5,974

State avg $5,954

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Mississippi counties have the highest graduation rates?

Holmes County (97.0%), Montgomery County (97.0%), and Quitman County (97.0%) currently lead Mississippi among counties with available NCES four-year adjusted cohort graduation-rate data. This answer is generated from the same dataset used in the county table and can change when federal data refreshes.

What is per-pupil spending like in Mississippi?

Across Mississippi counties with available NCES district-finance data, average per-pupil spending is $5,954. The highest current county values are Choctaw County ($8,216), Kemper County ($7,706), and Franklin County ($7,289). Compare counties in the table before treating the statewide average as representative of a local district.

How should I read the school score in Bolivar County?

Bolivar County has a school score of 15/100, which is a lower measured signal in this county-level index. This score is calculated from available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance data, with school-level records shown separately below.

What is the graduation rate in Bolivar County?

The high school graduation rate in Bolivar County is 82.3%, which is below the national average of 87.5%. This figure is based on NCES district-level data for public high schools in the county.

How much does Bolivar County spend per student?

Bolivar County spends $5,974 per pupil annually on public education, based on NCES district finance data. Current operating spending per fall enrollment, including instruction, support services, administration, transportation, and operations. It excludes capital outlays and debt service in the SchoolsByCounty methodology.

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By Evan Brooks, Data EditorUpdated May 13, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

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.

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