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ExploreSmith County School District

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 2804020

Smith County School District

RALEIGH, MS

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

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

2,538

+0.3%YoY

Graduation Rate

92.9%

+6.1%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$13,091

-32.3%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

13.7:1

+0.7%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

0.0%vs. State

English Language Learners

14.9%

-7.5%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

23.2%

-4.5%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

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

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history+1.3%

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