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Nicholson Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1887 Hwy 11 South
Picayune, MS 39466
Phone
(601) 798-6309
District
PICAYUNE SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
PEARL RIVER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
363
Classroom Teachers
29

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Mississippi

4

(10 is best)

Better than 39.3% of all MS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Nicholson Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
48%
44%
47%
34%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
45%
34%
44%
24%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
43%
34%
47%
15%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
43%
34%
41%
44%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 40 11.0%
Grade 1 66 18.2%
Grade 2 56 15.4%
Grade 3 57 15.7%
Grade 4 43 11.8%
Grade 5 44 12.1%
Grade 6 53 14.6%
Total 363 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 60.2% 61.0% 44.6%
Black 33.7% 35.6% 48.4%
Hispanic 5.8% 2.2% 5.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.9% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 100.0% 99.7%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 100.0% 73.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 25.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 23,179 2,940,057
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 122.5 61
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.3% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.6% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.5% 24.9%
65 OR OLDER 18.7% 16.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 8,801 1,121,269
Single Parent Households With Children 11.8% 10.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.3% 86.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 15.3% 23.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 5.2% 10.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.3% 13.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.7% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.6% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 21.5% 17.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 19.1% 16.0%
$15,000 or less 13.6% 13.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,823 $19,978,000 49.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $468 $1,604,000 4.0%
Staff $655 $2,248,000 5.6%
General Administration $324 $1,110,000 2.7%
School Administration $880 $3,018,000 7.5%
Operation $1,561 $5,357,000 13.2%
Transportation $468 $1,606,000 4.0%
Other $161 $553,000 1.4%
Total Support $4,516 $15,496,000 38.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,464 $5,023,000 12.4%
Total Expenditures $11,803 $40,497,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,827 $2,577,379,000 48.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $580 $256,641,000 4.9%
Staff $465 $205,614,000 3.9%
General Administration $349 $154,231,000 2.9%
School Administration $612 $270,616,000 5.1%
Operation $1,057 $467,711,000 8.8%
Transportation $426 $188,522,000 3.6%
Other $289 $127,751,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,778 $1,671,086,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,355 $1,041,743,000 19.7%
Total Expenditures $11,960 $5,290,208,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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