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Yazoo City, MS
Public School Ratings




Yazoo City 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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


School Districts in Yazoo City


Yazoo City Municipal School Dist School District details

Yazoo City Municipal School Dist School District
1133 Calhoun Avenue
Yazoo City, MS 39194

1,888 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Yazoo City Municipal School Dist School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Mississippi

1

(10 is best)

Better than 3.2% of all MS school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Better than 0.2% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
22%
66%
18%
62%
27%
71%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Alternative Learning Center School
215 East 5th Street
Yazoo City, MS, 39194
03-12
Bettie E Woolfolk Middle School
209 W. 5 Th St
Yazoo City, MS, 39194
06-08
Mccoy Elementary School
1835 School Dr
Yazoo City, MS, 39194
PK-05
Webster Street Elementary School
622 E.4 Th St.
Yazoo City, MS, 39194
M-M
Yazoo City High School
1825 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive
Yazoo City, MS, 39194
09-12
Yazoo City Voc Complex School
1825 Martin Luther King Drive
Yazoo City, MS, 39194
10-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.4% 44.4%
Black 99.0% 48.5%
Hispanic 0.1% 5.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.8%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 73.9%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 67.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 6.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,623 $10,616,000 45.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $724 $1,366,000 5.8%
Staff $721 $1,362,000 5.8%
General Administration $590 $1,113,000 4.7%
School Administration $799 $1,508,000 6.4%
Operation $980 $1,850,000 7.9%
Transportation $363 $685,000 2.9%
Other $569 $1,074,000 4.6%
Total Support $4,745 $8,958,000 38.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,072 $3,912,000 16.7%
Total Expenditures $12,440 $23,486,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,259 $2,744,497,000 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $631 $276,759,000 5.0%
Staff $536 $235,007,000 4.3%
General Administration $374 $164,183,000 3.0%
School Administration $636 $278,872,000 5.1%
Operation $1,134 $497,098,000 9.0%
Transportation $515 $226,042,000 4.1%
Other $354 $155,392,000 2.8%
Total Support $4,181 $1,833,353,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,150 $942,667,000 17.1%
Total Expenditures $12,589 $5,520,517,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

Yazoo Co School Dist School District details

Yazoo Co School Dist School District
94 Panther Drive
Yazoo City, MS 39194

1,229 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Yazoo Co School Dist School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Mississippi

3

(10 is best)

Better than 28.6% of all MS school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Better than 6.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
42%
66%
39%
62%
46%
71%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bentonia Gibbs School
10340 Hwy 433 West
Bentonia, MS, 39040
PK-05
Linwood Elementary School
3439 Vaughan Road
Vaughan, MS, 39179
PK-05
Yazoo County High School
191 Panther Drive
Yazoo City, MS, 39194
09-12
Yazoo County Middle School
116 Panther Drive
Yazoo City, MS, 39194
06-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 38.8% 44.4%
Black 58.7% 48.5%
Hispanic 1.5% 5.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.0% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.8%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 73.9%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 67.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 6.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,425 $9,125,000 43.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $941 $1,156,000 5.6%
Staff $409 $503,000 2.4%
General Administration $830 $1,020,000 4.9%
School Administration $1,082 $1,330,000 6.4%
Operation $1,542 $1,895,000 9.1%
Transportation $1,753 $2,155,000 10.4%
Other $279 $343,000 1.7%
Total Support $6,836 $8,402,000 40.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,646 $3,252,000 15.7%
Total Expenditures $16,907 $20,779,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,259 $2,744,497,000 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $631 $276,759,000 5.0%
Staff $536 $235,007,000 4.3%
General Administration $374 $164,183,000 3.0%
School Administration $636 $278,872,000 5.1%
Operation $1,134 $497,098,000 9.0%
Transportation $515 $226,042,000 4.1%
Other $354 $155,392,000 2.8%
Total Support $4,181 $1,833,353,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,150 $942,667,000 17.1%
Total Expenditures $12,589 $5,520,517,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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