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Leake Central Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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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

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School Overview

Address
603 Hwy. 16 West
Carthage, MS 39051
Phone
(601) 267-9148
District
LEAKE CO SCHOOL DIST
County
LEAKE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
860
Classroom Teachers
68

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Mississippi

2

(10 is best)

Better than 14.8% of all MS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Leake Central Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
48%
22%
47%
17%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
45%
22%
44%
22%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
43%
27%
47%
12%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 145 16.9%
Grade 1 154 17.9%
Grade 2 130 15.1%
Grade 3 130 15.1%
Grade 4 118 13.7%
Grade 5 137 15.9%
Total 860 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 16.3% 18.9% 44.6%
Black 60.4% 62.4% 48.4%
Hispanic 22.7% 17.1% 5.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.5% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 1.1% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 100.0% 99.7%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 100.0% 73.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 25.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 21,335 2,940,057
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 36.6 61
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.2% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.0% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.9% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.4% 24.9%
65 OR OLDER 17.5% 16.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,369 1,121,269
Single Parent Households With Children 9.2% 10.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 81.3% 86.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 16.9% 23.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 5.8% 10.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 10.0% 13.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.7% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.2% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.9% 17.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 19.8% 16.0%
$15,000 or less 14.5% 13.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,437 $13,767,000 48.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $598 $1,514,000 5.4%
Staff $502 $1,272,000 4.5%
General Administration $436 $1,103,000 3.9%
School Administration $672 $1,702,000 6.0%
Operation $937 $2,372,000 8.4%
Transportation $593 $1,501,000 5.3%
Other $234 $592,000 2.1%
Total Support $3,972 $10,056,000 35.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,714 $4,341,000 15.4%
Total Expenditures $11,123 $28,164,000 100.0%
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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