Jeff Davis County School District

1025 3rd Street
Prentiss, MS 39474
(District boundaries shown in map)
4/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2026 school year, there are 3 public elementary schools serving 849 students in Jeff Davis County School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Mississippi.
Public Elementary Schools in Jeff Davis County School District have an average math proficiency score of 31% (versus the Mississippi public elementary school average of 51%), and reading proficiency score of 33% (versus the 43% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 86% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Mississippi public elementary school average of 58% (majority Black).

Overview

This School District
This State (MS)
# Schools
5 Schools
682 Schools
# Students
1,217 Students
286,688 Students
# Teachers
88 Teachers
19,842 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Jeff Davis County School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 147 school districts in Mississippi (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has increased from 80-84% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (MS)
#95 out of 148 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
35%
52%
33%
42%
43%
55%
87%
89%

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