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Yalobusha County
Mississippi · Public K-12
4 public schools serving approximately 1,458 students, in a county of 12,419 residents.
Schools
4
2 districts
Enrollment
1,458
NCES CCD
Median income
$49,151
Below Mississippi avg
Free/reduced lunch
99.6%
Below Mississippi avg
Elementary
2
schools
Middle
0
schools
High
2
schools
Combined / other
0
schools
LARGEST DISTRICT
WATER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
1,041 students · 2 districts in Yalobusha County
County vs. school enrollment demographics
Left bar is the racial makeup of Yalobusha County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".
Yalobusha County, Mississippi has 4 public K-12 schools serving approximately 1,458 students.
How many high schools are in Yalobusha County?
Yalobusha County, Mississippi has 2 public high schools, along with 0 middle schools and 2 elementary schools.
What is the largest school district in Yalobusha County?
WATER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT is the largest school district in Yalobusha County, serving approximately 1,041 students. The county contains 2 school districts overall.
How many people live in Yalobusha County?
Yalobusha County has roughly 12,419 residents according to the latest Census ACS 5-year estimate.
What is the median household income in Yalobusha County?
Median household income in Yalobusha County is $49,151, below the Mississippi average of $49,977. About 13.5% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
How educated are residents of Yalobusha County?
Approximately 15.6% of adults 25 and older in Yalobusha County hold a bachelor's degree or higher, according to the Census ACS 5-year estimate.
What share of students in Yalobusha County qualify for free or reduced lunch?
Roughly 99.6% of students in Yalobusha County public schools qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a common proxy for low-income enrollment. This is lower than the Mississippi county average of 99.7%.
What is the student-teacher ratio in Yalobusha County schools?
Across Yalobusha County public schools, the enrollment-weighted student-teacher ratio is approximately 13.2 to 1.
What is the racial makeup of Yalobusha County?
Yalobusha County residents are approximately 58% White, 2% Hispanic, 37% Black, 0% Asian, 4% two or more races according to the Census ACS 5-year estimate.
What share of housing in Yalobusha County is owner-occupied?
Yalobusha County has about 6,504 housing units, of which roughly 69.3% are owner-occupied.
DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data
