For the 2025-26 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 257 students in Quitman Co School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Mississippi.
Public Middle Schools in Quitman Co School District have an average math proficiency score of 25% (versus the Mississippi public middle school average of 50%), and reading proficiency score of 28% (versus the 39% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 98% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Mississippi public middle school average of 53% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MS)
# Schools
4 Schools
361 Schools
# Students
820 Students
134,558 Students
# Teachers
66 Teachers
10,746 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Quitman Co School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 147 school districts in Mississippi (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#104 out of 148 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
42%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
55%
Graduation Rate
85%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.07
0.60
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
n/a
5%
% Black
97%
42%
% White
2%
47%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,273 is higher than the state median of $12,205. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,372 is higher than the state median of $12,074. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$14 MM
$5,371 MM
Spending
$13 MM
$5,314 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,273
$12,205
Spending / Student
$16,372
$12,074
Best Quitman Co School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Quitman County Middle School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
450 Humphrey Ave, P. O. Box 29
Marks, MS 38646
(662) 326-6871
Marks, MS 38646
(662) 326-6871
Gr: 5-8 | 257 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: n/an/a
Quitman Co Vocational Complex
Vocational School
Hwy # 3 South, P. O. Box 171
Marks, MS 38646
(662) 326-8427
Marks, MS 38646
(662) 326-8427
Gr: 7-12
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