Noxubee County Schools & Education
Noxubee County, Mississippi
NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance dataSchool Score
17/100
Percentile-style score
Score Band
Lower Signal
Graduation Rate
87.0%
National avg 87.5%
Education Statistics
Graduation Rate
87.0%
National avg 87.5%
State avg 87.1%
Per-Pupil Spending
$4,885
National avg $13,239
State avg $5,954
School Score
17/100
Percentile-style score
State avg 27/100
State Score Position
#60
of 81 counties by score
Education Data Brief: Noxubee County
Measured School Summary
Noxubee County faces educational challenges with a school score of 17/100 and a graduation rate of 87.0%, falling below typical benchmarks.
Funding Context
At $4,885 per pupil, Noxubee County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.
Neighbor Context
Its school score is 36% below the Mississippi average, and its graduation rate trails the state average by 0.1 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 18% lower than the state norm.
School Data Brief
How to read Noxubee 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
17/100
Lower measured signal. Ranks #60 of 81 Mississippi counties with school score data.
Completion
87.0%
0.1 pts below the state average
Funding context
$4,885
$1,069 below 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
Noxubee 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 Noxubee 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
Noxubee 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
#60
of 81 Mississippi counties with school score data. The county score is 10 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.
NOXUBEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary to high school visible
1,397 students
4 listed schools in this county slice.
District reality check
NOXUBEE 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 Noxubee 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
Noxubee County Per-Pupil Spending Tracks Significantly Below State Average
Education data brief for Noxubee County, Mississippi.
In Noxubee County, public education spending is recorded at $4,885 per pupil, which is more than $1,000 below the Mississippi average of $5,954 and far below the national average of $13,000. All public education in the county is managed by the Noxubee County School District, which serves 1,397 students across four schools. Despite the lower expenditure, the county’s graduation rate of 87.0% aligns exactly with the national average and is nearly identical to the state average of 87.1%. The county’s composite school score is 17.3, below the state benchmark of 26.9. The largest school in the district is Earl Nash Elementary, which enrolls 675 students. Most schools in the county are classified as rural, with three of the four schools fitting this locale description. There are currently no charter schools operating within the county boundaries. 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
4
in Noxubee County
Reported Enrollment
1,397
4 schools reporting
School Districts
1
district
Charter Schools
0
0% of total
School Level Breakdown
1 School District in Noxubee County
NOXUBEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
4 Public Schools in Noxubee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EARL NASH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Record | NOXUBEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | MACON, 39341Rural: Fringe | PK–5 | Primary | 675 |
| NOXUBEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL | Record | NOXUBEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | MACON, 39341Rural: Fringe | 9–12 | High | 416 |
| B F LIDDELL MIDDLE SCHOOL | Record | NOXUBEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | MACON, 39341Town: Remote | 6–8 | Middle | 306 |
| NOXUBEE CO VOC TECH | Record | NOXUBEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | MACON, 39341Rural: Fringe | 9–12 | Vocational | 0 |
EARL NASH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NOXUBEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
MACON, 39341 / Rural: Fringe
NOXUBEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
NOXUBEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
MACON, 39341 / Rural: Fringe
B F LIDDELL MIDDLE SCHOOL
NOXUBEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
MACON, 39341 / Town: Remote
NOXUBEE CO VOC TECH
NOXUBEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
MACON, 39341 / Rural: Fringe
Education Funding Detail
Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure
$4,885
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.