Stone County Schools & Education
Stone County, Mississippi
NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance dataSchool Score
20/100
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
$5,622
National avg $13,239
State avg $5,954
School Score
20/100
Percentile-style score
State avg 27/100
State Score Position
#55
of 81 counties by score
Education Data Brief: Stone County
Measured School Summary
Stone County faces educational challenges with a school score of 20/100 and a graduation rate of 87.0%, falling below typical benchmarks.
Funding Context
At $5,622 per pupil, Stone County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.
Neighbor Context
Its school score is 26% below the Mississippi average, and its graduation rate trails the state average by 0.1 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 6% lower than the state norm.
School Data Brief
How to read Stone 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
20/100
Lower measured signal. Ranks #55 of 81 Mississippi counties with school score data.
Completion
87.0%
0.1 pts below the state average
Funding context
$5,622
$332 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
Stone 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 Stone 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
Stone 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
#55
of 81 Mississippi counties with school score data. The county score is 7 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.
STONE CO SCHOOL DIST
Elementary to high school visible
2,518 students
4 listed schools in this county slice.
District reality check
STONE CO SCHOOL DIST 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 Stone 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
Stone County School Spending Falls Below State and National Benchmarks
Education data brief for Stone County, Mississippi.
Stone County allocates $5,622 per pupil for education, a figure that sits below the Mississippi state average of $5,954 and is less than half the national average of approximately $13,000. The county's public education system is consolidated into the Stone Co School Dist, which serves 2,518 students across four campuses. These schools are evenly split between rural and town locales. Stone High School is the largest campus in the county, enrolling 722 students in grades 9 through 12. While the graduation rate of 87.0% matches the national benchmark, it is nearly identical to the state average of 87.1%. The county’s composite school score of 20.1 is lower than the state average of 26.9 and the national median of 50.0. All four schools in the district are traditional public schools, with no charter options currently available to the local student population. Review the NCES Common Core of Data for comprehensive school-level financial records.
Sources
- NCES Common Core of Data
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS
School Overview
Total Schools
4
in Stone County
Reported Enrollment
2,518
4 schools reporting
School Districts
1
district
Charter Schools
0
0% of total
School Level Breakdown
1 School District in Stone County
STONE CO SCHOOL DIST
4 Public Schools in Stone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STONE HIGH SCHOOL | Record | STONE CO SCHOOL DIST | Wiggins, 39577Town: Distant | 9–12 | High | 722 |
| STONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Record | STONE CO SCHOOL DIST | Wiggins, 39577Rural: Fringe | KG–5 | Primary | 648 |
| STONE MIDDLE SCHOOL | Record | STONE CO SCHOOL DIST | WIGGINS, 39577Town: Distant | 6–8 | Middle | 599 |
| PERKINSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Record | STONE CO SCHOOL DIST | Perkinston, 39573Rural: Distant | KG–5 | Primary | 549 |
STONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STONE CO SCHOOL DIST
Wiggins, 39577 / Rural: Fringe
PERKINSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STONE CO SCHOOL DIST
Perkinston, 39573 / Rural: Distant
Education Funding Detail
Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure
$5,622
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.