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Dorsey Attendance Center 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
1 Dorsey School Road
Fulton, MS 38843
Phone
(662) 862-3663
District
ITAWAMBA COUNTY SCHOOL DIST
County
ITAWAMBA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
210
Classroom Teachers
23

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Mississippi

4

(10 is best)

Better than 34.6% of all MS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Dorsey Attendance Center School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
48%
24%
47%
30%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
50%
45%
30%
44%
69%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
43%
24%
47%
15%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
43%
30%
41%
20%
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
9
12
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 31 14.8%
Grade 1 30 14.3%
Grade 2 31 14.8%
Grade 3 26 12.4%
Grade 4 29 13.8%
Grade 5 30 14.3%
Grade 6 28 13.3%
Total 210 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 74.3% 91.6% 44.6%
Black 23.3% 7.0% 48.4%
Hispanic 2.5% 1.0% 5.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.3% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 98.6% 99.5% 99.7%
Free lunch eligible 80.0% 62.3% 73.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 18.6% 37.1% 25.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 23,888 2,940,057
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 44.8 62
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.2% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.0% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.6% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.7% 24.9%
65 OR OLDER 17.5% 16.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 8,976 1,121,269
Single Parent Households With Children 6.4% 10.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 85.2% 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 5.0% 10.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.6% 13.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.6% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.3% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 22.4% 17.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.3% 16.0%
$15,000 or less 9.8% 13.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,811 $19,612,000 57.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $488 $1,646,000 4.8%
Staff $223 $752,000 2.2%
General Administration $316 $1,068,000 3.1%
School Administration $577 $1,949,000 5.7%
Operation $649 $2,191,000 6.5%
Transportation $374 $1,261,000 3.7%
Other $68 $229,000 0.7%
Total Support $2,695 $9,096,000 26.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,553 $5,241,000 15.4%
Total Expenditures $10,059 $33,949,000 100.0%
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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