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De Kalb Public Schools

Source & Methodology

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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Kemper Co School Dist School District details

Kemper Co School Dist School District
159 Main Avenue
De Kalb, MS 39328

915 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

10 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Kemper Co School Dist School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Mississippi

2

(10 is best)

Better than 19.6% of all MS school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Better than 7.1% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
45%
20%
42%
27%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Kemper County High School
200 Martin Luther King Jr Stre
De Kalb, MS, 39328
09-12
Kemper County Lower Elementary School
132 Binnsville Road
Scooba, MS, 39358
PK-03
Kemper County Middle School
200 Martin Luther King Jr Stre
Dekalb, MS, 39328
07-08
Kemper County Upper Elementary School
364 John C Stennis Avenue
De Kalb, MS, 39328
04-08
Stennis Voc Tech Complex School
16 Martin Luther King Jr Stree
De Kalb, MS, 39328
09-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 2.7% 44.9%
Black 96.8% 48.3%
Hispanic 0.4% 4.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.8%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 99.3% 99.6%
Free lunch eligible 99.3% 99.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,551 $7,014,879 49.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $654 $607,566 4.3%
Staff $634 $588,986 4.2%
General Administration $794 $737,626 5.3%
School Administration $829 $770,141 5.5%
Operation $1,377 $1,279,233 9.1%
Transportation $1,045 $970,805 6.9%
Other $946 $878,834 6.3%
Total Support $6,280 $5,834,120 41.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,297 $1,204,913 8.6%
Total Expenditures $15,128 $14,053,912 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,791 $2,571,482,498 50.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $549 $243,578,641 4.8%
Staff $462 $205,231,515 4.0%
General Administration $345 $153,073,043 3.0%
School Administration $608 $270,083,878 5.3%
Operation $1,028 $456,579,060 8.9%
Transportation $455 $201,987,912 4.0%
Other $271 $120,561,198 2.4%
Total Support $3,718 $1,651,159,564 32.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,991 $884,119,624 17.3%
Total Expenditures $11,500 $5,106,741,850 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%