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Carthage, MS
Public School Ratings




Carthage Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

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 Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Leake Co School Dist School District details

Leake Co School Dist School District
111 West Main Street
Carthage, MS 39051

2,463 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Leake Co School Dist School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Mississippi

4

(10 is best)

Better than 37.0% of all MS school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 15.3% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
51%
45%
44%
42%
59%
48%
51%
45%
44%
42%
59%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Leake Central Elementary School
603 Hwy. 16 West
Carthage, MS, 39051
KG-05
Leake Central High School
704 N Jordan Street
Carthage, MS, 39051
09-12
Leake Central Junior High School
801 Martin Luther King Drive
Carthage, MS, 39051
06-08
Leake Co Career & Technical Center School
703 Northwest Street
Carthage, MS, 39051
09-12
Leake County Elementary School
1280 School Street
Walnut Grove, MS, 39189
KG-06
Leake County High School
220 Spruce Street
Walnut Grove, MS, 39189
07-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 16.6% 44.6%
Black 62.8% 48.4%
Hispanic 18.7% 5.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.3% 0.8%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 99.7%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 73.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 25.9%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,612 $13,822,000 47.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $639 $1,575,000 5.4%
Staff $567 $1,396,000 4.8%
General Administration $471 $1,161,000 4.0%
School Administration $698 $1,718,000 5.9%
Operation $1,099 $2,706,000 9.3%
Transportation $698 $1,720,000 5.9%
Other $298 $733,000 2.5%
Total Support $4,470 $11,009,000 38.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,694 $4,173,000 14.4%
Total Expenditures $11,776 $29,004,000 100.0%
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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