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

No. Use the Chickasaw 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 Chickasaw 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 Chickasaw County?

Start with the 11 listed public schools and 2 district entries, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Chickasaw County Schools & Education

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

Chickasaw County, Mississippi

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

School Score

25/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Lower Signal

Graduation Rate

88.6%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

88.6%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 87.1%

Per-Pupil Spending

$5,698

National avg $13,239

State avg $5,954

School Score

25/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 27/100

State Score Position

#41

of 81 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Chickasaw County

Measured School Summary

Chickasaw County faces educational challenges with a school score of 25/100 and a graduation rate of 88.6%, falling below typical benchmarks.

Funding Context

At $5,698 per pupil, Chickasaw County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 6% below the Mississippi average, and its graduation rate exceeds the state average by 1.5 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 4% lower than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Chickasaw 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

11 public schools and 2 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

25/100

Lower measured signal. Ranks #41 of 81 Mississippi counties with school score data.

Completion

88.6%

1.5 pts above the state average

Funding context

$5,698

$256 below the state average

School coverage

2 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

Chickasaw County has 11 public schools across 2 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 Chickasaw 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.

Dominant-district county

CHICKASAW CO SCHOOL DIST carries most of the listed public-school system, with 7 of 11 schools. Start there, then verify whether your target address sits inside that district slice.

State position

#41

of 81 Mississippi counties with school score data. The county score is 2 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.

CHICKASAW CO SCHOOL DIST

Elementary to high school visible

2,214 students

Elementary 2Middle 1High 3Other 1

7 listed schools in this county slice.

OKOLONA SEPARATE SCHOOL DIST

Elementary to high school visible

511 students

Elementary 1Middle 1High 2Other 0

4 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

CHICKASAW CO SCHOOL DIST is the largest listed district slice, with 7 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 Chickasaw County?

Do the neighborhoods we like fall inside the same district, or are we comparing different Chickasaw 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?

Data Story

Chickasaw County Per-Pupil Spending Below Half of National Average

Education data brief for Chickasaw County, Mississippi.

By Evan Brooks, Data EditorPublished Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Lead metric:Per-pupil spending

Chickasaw County allocates $5,698 per student for public education, a figure that is less than half of the national per-pupil spending average of approximately $13,000. This expenditure is also lower than the Mississippi state average of $5,954. Despite the funding levels, the county reports a graduation rate of 88.6%, which is higher than both the state average of 87.1% and the national average of 87.0%. The county's school system is comprised of 11 public schools, including one alternative school, and is organized into two districts: the Chickasaw County School District and the Okolona Separate School District. The Chickasaw County School District is the larger of the two, serving 2,214 students. The largest individual school is Houston High School, which enrolls 499 students. The county's composite school score stands at 25.3, compared to a state average of 26.9 and a national median of 50.0. See the NCES Common Core of Data for school-level records.

Sources

NCES Common Core of Data
U.S. Census Bureau ACS

School Overview

Total Schools

in Chickasaw County

Reported Enrollment

2,725

11 schools reporting

School Districts

districts

Charter Schools

0% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary3

Middle2

High5

Other1

2 School Districts in Chickasaw County

CHICKASAW CO SCHOOL DIST

7 schools

2,214 students

OKOLONA SEPARATE SCHOOL DIST

4 schools

511 students

11 Public Schools in Chickasaw 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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Showing 11 of 11 matching schools

Public schools in Chickasaw County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
HOUSTON HIGH SCHOOL	Record	CHICKASAW CO SCHOOL DIST	Houston, 38851Rural: Fringe	9–12	High	499
HOULKA ATTENDANCE CENTER	Record	CHICKASAW CO SCHOOL DIST	Houlka, 38850Rural: Distant	PK–12	Other	490
HOUSTON LOWER ELEMENTARY	Record	CHICKASAW CO SCHOOL DIST	Houston, 38851Rural: Fringe	PK–2	Primary	485
HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL	Record	CHICKASAW CO SCHOOL DIST	Houston, 38851Town: Remote	6–8	Middle	402
HOUSTON UPPER ELEMENTARY	Record	CHICKASAW CO SCHOOL DIST	Houston, 38851Town: Remote	3–5	Primary	338
OKOLONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	OKOLONA SEPARATE SCHOOL DIST	OKOLONA, 38860Rural: Distant	KG–5	Primary	229
OKOLONA HIGH SCHOOL	Record	OKOLONA SEPARATE SCHOOL DIST	OKOLONA, 38860Rural: Distant	9–12	High	158
OKOLONA MIDDLE SCHOOL	Record	OKOLONA SEPARATE SCHOOL DIST	OKOLONA, 38860Rural: Distant	6–8	Middle	124
HOUSTON ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL	Record	CHICKASAW CO SCHOOL DIST	Houston, 38851Town: Remote	6–12	Alternative	0
HOUSTON CAREER & TECHNOLOGY ED.	Record	CHICKASAW CO SCHOOL DIST	Houston, 38851Rural: Fringe	9–12	Vocational	0
OKOLONA VOC COMPLEX	Record	OKOLONA SEPARATE SCHOOL DIST	OKOLONA, 38860Rural: Distant	9–12	Vocational	0

HOUSTON HIGH SCHOOL

CHICKASAW CO SCHOOL DIST

Houston, 38851 / Rural: Fringe

Record9–12High499 students

HOULKA ATTENDANCE CENTER

CHICKASAW CO SCHOOL DIST

Houlka, 38850 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–12Other490 students

HOUSTON LOWER ELEMENTARY

CHICKASAW CO SCHOOL DIST

Houston, 38851 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–2Primary485 students

HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL

CHICKASAW CO SCHOOL DIST

Houston, 38851 / Town: Remote

Record6–8Middle402 students

HOUSTON UPPER ELEMENTARY

CHICKASAW CO SCHOOL DIST

Houston, 38851 / Town: Remote

Record3–5Primary338 students

OKOLONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

OKOLONA SEPARATE SCHOOL DIST

OKOLONA, 38860 / Rural: Distant

RecordKG–5Primary229 students

OKOLONA HIGH SCHOOL

OKOLONA SEPARATE SCHOOL DIST

OKOLONA, 38860 / Rural: Distant

Record9–12High158 students

OKOLONA MIDDLE SCHOOL

OKOLONA SEPARATE SCHOOL DIST

OKOLONA, 38860 / Rural: Distant

Record6–8Middle124 students

HOUSTON ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL

CHICKASAW CO SCHOOL DIST

Houston, 38851 / Town: Remote

Record6–12Alternative0 students

HOUSTON CAREER & TECHNOLOGY ED.

CHICKASAW CO SCHOOL DIST

Houston, 38851 / Rural: Fringe

Record9–12Vocational0 students

OKOLONA VOC COMPLEX

OKOLONA SEPARATE SCHOOL DIST

OKOLONA, 38860 / Rural: Distant

Record9–12Vocational0 students

Education Funding Detail

Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure

$5,698

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 Chickasaw County?

Chickasaw County has a school score of 25/100, 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 Chickasaw County?

The high school graduation rate in Chickasaw County is 88.6%, which is above 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 Chickasaw County spend per student?

Chickasaw County spends $5,698 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 Jul 7, 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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