About Scott County School District
Scott County School District is a public school system serving Scott County, Mississippi, based in Forest. It serves 3,989 students across 9 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a rural: remote district. By enrollment it is the #27 largest of Mississippi’s 152 school systems.
Size and structure
Scott County School District enrolls 3,989 students in 9 schools — an average of about 443 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #27 of 152 statewide by enrollment.
Who the district serves
Student race and ethnicity in Scott County School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (3,989 students reported):
For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.
Teachers & staff
Scott County School District employs about 232 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 17.2:1 — above the Mississippi average of about 13.6:1. Total district staff is roughly 540.
Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.
How Mississippi funds schools
District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Scott County School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.
Report card & state results
Mississippi assigns A–F accountability grades through the Mississippi Succeeds Report Card, scoring districts on proficiency and growth in reading and math, graduation rate, acceleration and English-learner progress. Look up Scott County School District on the Mississippi Succeeds Report Card.
Accreditation status
Mississippi operates a mandatory state accreditation system through the Mississippi Department of Education, tied to the accountability grades and state process standards; many districts also hold voluntary Cognia accreditation. Look up Scott County School District in the free Cognia registry.
Scott County School District vs. Mississippi
See every Mississippi district side by side in the Mississippi directory.
Look up Scott County School District’s full data
These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):