Total enrollment
2,807
-116 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
13 schools in Sunflower County Consolidated School District
Mississippi · 2,807 students · 4 cities
Sunflower County Consolidated School District hosts 13 public K-12 schools inside Mississippi, collectively enrolling about 2,807 students (around 216 per school).
4-year change in Sunflower County Consolidated School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
11
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Sunflower County Consolidated School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Mississippi | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #79 of 126 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,807 | #47 of 136 | #3,438 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 11 | #15 of 136 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #65 of 136 | #3,669 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 100.0% | #15 of 135 | #120 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.4% | #104 of 105 | #6,366 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 Sunflower County Consolidated School District
State test results across the district's 9 scored schools run from Lockard Elementary School at 67.7% proficient to Moorhead Central School at 33.3%, a gap of 34.4 points. That is the 16th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentry High School | Indianola | High | 10-12 | 465 |
| Lockard Elementary School | Indianola | Elementary | KG-03 | 393 |
| Robert L Merritt Junior High | Indianola | Middle | 07-09 | 341 |
| Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School | Ruleville | High | 09-12 | 331 |
| Ruleville Central Elementary | Ruleville | Elementary | KG-05 | 271 |
| Carver Elementary | Indianola | Middle | 04-06 | 250 |
| Moorhead Central School | Moorhead | Elementary | KG-08 | 245 |
| A.W. James Elementary | Drew | Elementary | PK-05 | 219 |
| Ruleville Middle School | Ruleville | Middle | 06-08 | 131 |
| Drew Hunter Middle | Drew | Middle | 06-08 | 82 |
| Rosser Early Learning Center | Moorhead | Elementary | PK-PK | 79 |
| INDIANOLA ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT | Indianola | Combined | KG-12 | 0 |
| INDIANOLA CAREER & TECH CENTER | Indianola | High | 10-12 | 0 |
About Sunflower County Consolidated School District
Across 13 schools, Sunflower County Consolidated School District teaches about 2,807 students in Mississippi. By footprint it is an average-sized district.
For a sense of the school types, Sunflower County Consolidated School District spans 5 elementary, 4 middle, 3 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Sunflower County Consolidated School District runs about 216 students per school, 57% lower than the state mean of roughly 498.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 2,807 students, shrank 4% from the 2,923 reported in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Sunflower County Consolidated School District discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.