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Rankin County School District

Brandon, Mississippi · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

18,196
Students enrolled
28
Public schools
1,403
Classroom teachers (FTE)
13.0:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 381
  • Kindergarten 1,219
  • Grade 1 1,313
  • Grade 2 1,330
  • Grade 3 1,339
  • Grade 4 1,303
  • Grade 5 1,335
  • Grade 6 1,306
  • Grade 7 1,451
  • Grade 8 1,449
  • Grade 9 1,462
  • Grade 10 1,533
  • Grade 11 1,508
  • Grade 12 1,267

By race/ethnicity

  • White 61%
  • Black or African American 27%
  • Two or more races 5%
  • Hispanic/Latino 5%
  • Asian 2%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

46% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 8,291 of 18,196 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 36%
  • Reduced-price lunch 9%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$11,987 spent per student on day-to-day operations Mississippi median: $12,689 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $7,266
  • Support services $4,121
  • Other (food service, etc.) $600

Where the money comes from

  • Local 43%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 11%

Total revenue $263.0 milliontotal spending $247.1 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Rural: FringeStudents: 54% rural, 46% suburb

Total staff (FTE)

2,626

District office

1220 Apple Park Place, Brandon MS 39042

County

Rankin County

Official website

NCES District ID

2803830

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About Rankin County School District

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

With experience as a teacher, an assistant principal, and superintendent and as a parent and grandparent, he has the ability to understand the needs of a wide variety of audiences served by the school district. RCSD is the largest employer in Rankin County with almost 3,000 employees. The 18,800+ students who attend our 27 schools excel due to a dedicated faculty and staff who provide excellent leadership in the classroom. Our educators work hard to provide an outstanding education to our community's future leaders.
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Public Schools in Rankin County School District (28)

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Northwest High School

Flowood, MS · Grades 09–12 · 1,855 students · High

Brandon High School

Brandon, MS · Grades 09–12 · 1,609 students · High

Northwest Middle School

Flowood, MS · Grades 06–08 · 1,352 students · Middle

Brandon Middle School

Brandon, MS · Grades 06–08 · 1,155 students · Middle

Rouse Elementary

Brandon, MS · Grades PK–01 · 798 students · Elementary

Brandon Elementary

Brandon, MS · Grades 04–05 · 743 students · Elementary

StoneBridge Elementary

Brandon, MS · Grades 02–03 · 742 students · Elementary

Richland High School

Richland, MS · Grades 07–12 · 731 students · High

Florence High School

Florence, MS · Grades 09–12 · 718 students · High

Steens Creek Elementary

Florence, MS · Grades PK–02 · 582 students · Elementary

Oakdale Elementary

Brandon, MS · Grades PK–05 · 566 students · Elementary

Florence Middle School

Florence, MS · Grades 06–08 · 556 students · Middle

Pisgah Elementary

Brandon, MS · Grades PK–06 · 556 students · Elementary

Northshore Elementary

Brandon, MS · Grades PK–05 · 539 students · Elementary

Florence Elementary

Florence, MS · Grades 03–05 · 537 students · Elementary

McLaurin Elementary

Florence, MS · Grades PK–06 · 504 students · Elementary

Highland Bluff Elementary

Brandon, MS · Grades PK–05 · 491 students · Elementary

Pisgah High School

Brandon, MS · Grades 07–12 · 482 students · High

McLaurin High School

Florence, MS · Grades 07–12 · 481 students · High

Richland Upper Elementary

Richland, MS · Grades 03–06 · 480 students · Elementary

Northwest Elementary

Flowood, MS · Grades PK–05 · 477 students · Elementary

Flowood Elementary

Flowood, MS · Grades PK–05 · 458 students · Elementary

Pelahatchie Elementary

Pelahatchie, MS · Grades PK–06 · 385 students · Elementary

Richland Elementary

Richland, MS · Grades PK–02 · 369 students · Elementary