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ExploreNEWTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 2803150

NEWTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

DECATUR, MS

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

1,650

-0.1%YoY

Graduation Rate

93.5%

+6.7%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$20,354

+5.3%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

13.4:1

-1.5%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

0.0%vs. State

English Language Learners

17.5%

+8.7%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

27.9%

+14.8%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history-0.3%

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