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Water Valley, MS
Public School Ratings




Water Valley 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.


Water Valley School District details

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

1,024 Students enrolled in District

2 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Water Valley School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Mississippi

6

(10 is best)

Better than 51.9% of all MS school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 26.4% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
56%
66%
57%
62%
56%
71%
    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) 49.4% 44.4%
Black 48.8% 48.5%
Hispanic 0.8% 5.2%
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 71.7% 73.9%
Free lunch eligible 59.9% 67.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.8% 6.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,217 $6,366,000 55.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $597 $611,000 5.4%
Staff $253 $259,000 2.3%
General Administration $652 $668,000 5.9%
School Administration $494 $506,000 4.4%
Operation $1,046 $1,071,000 9.4%
Transportation $445 $456,000 4.0%
Other $216 $221,000 1.9%
Total Support $3,703 $3,792,000 33.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,196 $1,225,000 10.8%
Total Expenditures $11,116 $11,383,000 100.0%
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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