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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 18,485 (2023-2024)
Schools: 28 (2023-2024)
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Rankin County School District is a school district in Mississippi (Rankin County). During the 2024 school year, 18,485 students attended one of the district's 28 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Rankin County School District consists of five members serving six-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
David DyessDistrict 2
Kym JamisonDistrict 1
Tommy McCarver
David FarmerDistrict 52008
Liza McKinion2027

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $31,539,000 $1,696 14%
Local: $96,618,000 $5,195 42%
State: $99,207,000 $5,334 44%
Total: $227,364,000 $12,225
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $229,316,000 $12,330
Total Current Expenditures: $195,891,000 $10,532
Instructional Expenditures: $116,682,000 $6,273 51%
Student and Staff Support: $20,886,000 $1,123 9%
Administration: $20,433,000 $1,098 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $36,339,000 $1,953 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $22,805,000 $1,226
Construction: $13,679,000 $735
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,755,000 $94
Interest on Debt: $8,865,000 $476


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 63 75-79 47 50 >=50 63 70
2020-2021 56 75-79 39 43 >=50 55-59 62
2018-2019 60 80-84 45 45-49 >=50 60-64 65
2017-2018 57 75-79 41 45-49 >=50 55-59 63
2016-2017 49 70-74 33 40-44 >=50 40-44 55
2015-2016 41 65-69 25 30-34 >=50 35-39 46
2014-2015 36 70-74 20 25-29 <50 25-29 41
2013-2014 75 90-94 62 70-74 >=50 60-64 79
2012-2013 79 90-94 65 70-74 >=50 82
2011-2012 74 85-89 60 70-74 >=50 78
2010-2011 69 85-89 54 70-74 >=50 74

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 56 65-69 43 41 >=50 60 61
2020-2021 48 60-64 33 36 <50 50-54 54
2018-2019 54 60-64 38 35-39 >=50 50-54 60
2017-2018 52 60-64 38 39 >=50 45-49 57
2016-2017 49 60-64 33 30-34 >=50 40-44 54
2015-2016 48 60-64 31 30-34 >=50 45-49 53
2014-2015 44 60-64 28 30-34 >=50 30-34 48
2013-2014 67 80-84 53 60-64 >=50 60-64 71
2012-2013 70 80-84 56 60-64 >=50 74
2011-2012 66 75-79 51 55-59 >=50 70
2010-2011 62 70-74 46 50-54 >=50 67

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 92 >=50 93 80-89 PS 80-89 92
2020-2021 93 >=80 93 80-89 PS >=80 92
2019-2020 93 >=80 93 >=90 PS >=80 93
2018-2019 90 >=80 91 80-89 >=50 90
2017-2018 90 >=80 90 80-89 PS PS 91
2016-2017 89 >=80 85 >=80 PS 90
2015-2016 88 >=80 84 >=80 PS >=50 88
2014-2015 87 >=50 80-84 >=80 88
2013-2014 84 >=80 80 >=80 PS 85
2012-2013 86 82 >=50 87
2011-2012 84 81 >=50 86
2010-2011 83 >=50 75-79 >=50 84


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 18,485 -1.3
2022-2023 18,720 0.7
2021-2022 18,598 1.2
2020-2021 18,384 -4.2
2019-2020 19,160 -0.2
2018-2019 19,206 -0.6
2017-2018 19,314 0.6
2016-2017 19,205 -0.2
2015-2016 19,234 0.1
2014-2015 19,224 -0.8
2013-2014 19,382 -0.3
2012-2013 19,448 0.4
2011-2012 19,376 2.3
2010-2011 18,937 1.7
2009-2010 18,613 2.1
2008-2009 18,230 1.9
2007-2008 17,876 2.7
2006-2007 17,398 0.7
2005-2006 17,268 5.1
2004-2005 16,395 2.3
2003-2004 16,014 3.0
2002-2003 15,528 1.5
2001-2002 15,292 1.8
2000-2001 15,013 -0.2
1999-2000 15,037 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Rankin County School District (%) Mississippi K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.6 1.1
Black 25.7 46.9
Hispanic 2.8 5.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 7.6 4.6
White 62.2 42.1

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Rankin County School District had 1,444.12 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.8.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 23.52
Kindergarten: 65.83
Elementary: 782.06
Secondary: 464.60
Total: 1,444.12

Rankin County School District employed 28.94 district administrators and 80.33 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 28.94
District Administrative Support: 65.50
School Administrators: 80.33
School Administrative Support: 115.70
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 265.53
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 31.64
Total Guidance Counselors: 50.16
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 22.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 28.16
Librarians/Media Specialists: 31.53
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 97.05
Other Support Services: 445.43


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Rankin County School District operates 28 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Brandon Elementary School7254-5
Brandon High School1,6459-12
Brandon Middle School1,1536-8
Florence Elementary School5293-5
Florence High School7419-12
Florence Middle School5756-8
Flowood Elementary School473PK-5
Highland Bluff Elementary500PK-5
Mclaurin Attendance Center5037-12
Mclaurin Elementary School552PK-6
Northshore Elementary565PK-5
Northwest Elementary School495PK-5
Northwest Rankin High School1,8949-12
Northwest Rankin Middle School1,3756-8
Oakdale Elementary541PK-5
Pelahatchie Attendance Center3487-12
Pelahatchie Elementary School399PK-6
Pisgah Elementary School548PK-6
Pisgah High School4837-12
Puckett Attendance Center3487-12
Puckett Elementary School360PK-6
Rankin County Learning Center0KG-12
Richland Elementary School360PK-2
Richland High School7717-12
Richland Upper Elementary4693-6
Rouse Elementary819PK-1
Steen'S Creek Elementary569PK-2
Stonebridge Elementary7452-3

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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