Total enrollment
782
-198 (-20%) vs SY 2017-18
4 schools in NEWTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Mississippi · 782 students · 1 city
4 public K-12 schools operate under NEWTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Mississippi, teaching roughly 782 students (1 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high).
7-year change in NEWTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
3
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
4%
was 8%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
84%
was 90%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Elementary School | Newton | Elementary | PK-05 | 367 |
| Newton High School | Newton | High | 09-12 | 237 |
| N H Pilate Middle School | Newton | Middle | 06-08 | 178 |
| NEWTON MUNICIPAL CAREER CENTER | Newton | High | 09-12 | 0 |
About NEWTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Across 4 schools, NEWTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT instructs about 782 students in Mississippi. By footprint it is a rural-scale district.
Looking at the level breakdown, NEWTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT spans 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in NEWTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT is about 196, below the Mississippi average of roughly 498.
Looking at the last 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 20%: 980 students in SY 2017-18 versus 782 in SY 2024-25. On the demographic side, Black enrollment moved from 90% to 84% over the same window.
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