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Water Valley, MS
Public School Ratings




Water Valley Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Water Valley School District details

Water Valley School District
544 Markette Street
Water Valley, MS 38965

1,041 Students enrolled in District

2 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Water Valley School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Mississippi

7

(10 is best)

Better than 66.5% of all MS school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 43.3% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
45%
39%
42%
47%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Davidson Elementary School
207 Goode Street
Water Valley, MS, 38965
PK-06
Water Valley High School
550 Markette Street
Water Valley, MS, 38965
07-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 52.3% 44.6%
Black 45.9% 48.4%
Hispanic 0.8% 5.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.0% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.8%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 99.4% 99.7%
Free lunch eligible 73.5% 73.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 25.9% 25.9%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,856 $6,096,000 40.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $402 $419,000 2.8%
Staff $283 $295,000 2.0%
General Administration $624 $650,000 4.3%
School Administration $549 $571,000 3.8%
Operation $650 $677,000 4.5%
Transportation $320 $333,000 2.2%
Other $203 $211,000 1.4%
Total Support $3,032 $3,156,000 21.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,536 $5,763,000 38.4%
Total Expenditures $14,424 $15,015,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,827 $2,577,379,000 48.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $580 $256,641,000 4.9%
Staff $465 $205,614,000 3.9%
General Administration $349 $154,231,000 2.9%
School Administration $612 $270,616,000 5.1%
Operation $1,057 $467,711,000 8.8%
Transportation $426 $188,522,000 3.6%
Other $289 $127,751,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,778 $1,671,086,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,355 $1,041,743,000 19.7%
Total Expenditures $11,960 $5,290,208,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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