Total enrollment
5,261
+88 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
10 schools in Lowndes County School District
Mississippi · 5,261 students · 4 cities
Lowndes County School District in Mississippi runs 10 public K-12 schools today, teaching roughly 5,261 students (an average of 526 per school).
4-year change in Lowndes County School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Lowndes County School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Mississippi | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #37 of 126 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 5,261 | #17 of 136 | #1,830 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 8 | #26 of 136 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #43 of 136 | #3,116 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 61.1% | #118 of 135 | #2,753 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.2% | #39 of 105 | #2,302 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Lowndes County School District
State test results across the district's 8 scored schools run from Caledonia High School at 79.5% proficient to West Lowndes High School at 39.8%, a gap of 39.6 points. That is the 8th widest gap among 92 Mississippi districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hope Elementary | Columbus | Elementary | PK-05 | 1,191 |
| Caledonia Elementary | Caledonia | Elementary | PK-05 | 1,070 |
| New Hope High School | Columbus | High | 09-12 | 787 |
| Caledonia High School | Caledonia | High | 09-12 | 640 |
| New Hope Middle School | Columbus | Middle | 06-08 | 604 |
| Caledonia Middle School | Caledonia | Middle | 06-08 | 487 |
| West Lowndes Elementary | Columbus | Elementary | PK-06 | 276 |
| West Lowndes High School | Columbus | High | 07-12 | 206 |
| LOWNDES CO VOC COMPLEX | Columbus | High | 09-12 | 0 |
| LOWNDES COUNTY ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL | Columbus | Combined | PK-12 | 0 |
About Lowndes County School District
Lowndes County School District is a small public-school district in Mississippi. The district runs 10 schools and teaches approximately 5,261 students.
On the school-mix side, Lowndes County School District is made up of 3 elementary, 2 middle, 4 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 5,173 students in SY 2020-21 versus 5,261 in SY 2024-25.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Lowndes County School District discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.