Benton County School District

Graduation Rate

Percent of students who graduated within four years.

Graduation Rate Overview

State
District
State Goal by 2027

Mississippi

Goal: 90%

83.0%

Benton County School District

Goal: 90%

76.5%

Graduation Rate by Subgroup

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State
District
State Goal by 2027

Female

87.6%
81.0%

Male

78.5%
71.9%

Black or African American

Goal: 88.6%

79.3%
83.1%

White

Goal: 91.5%

87.1%
65.2%

Economically Disadvantaged

Goal: 88.5%

79.9%
75.9%

Non Economically Disadvantaged

89.1%
78.6%

Non Migrant

83.1%
76.5%

Non Homeless

83.5%
76.5%

Students with Disabilities

Goal: 70%

36.4%
47.4%

Students without Disabilities

88.1%
82.3%

Non English Learners

83.2%
76.1%

Graduation Rate Data

All

  • District 76.5%
  • 2018-2019 Goal 84.8%
  • 2021-2022 Goal 87.4%
  • 2026-2027 Goal 90.0%
  • State 83.0%

Female

  • District 81.0%
  • 2018-2019 Goal
  • 2021-2022 Goal
  • 2026-2027 Goal
  • State 87.6%

Male

  • District 71.9%
  • 2018-2019 Goal
  • 2021-2022 Goal
  • 2026-2027 Goal
  • State 78.5%

Black or African American

  • District 83.1%
  • 2018-2019 Goal 82.1%
  • 2021-2022 Goal 85.4%
  • 2026-2027 Goal 88.6%
  • State 79.3%

White

  • District 65.2%
  • 2018-2019 Goal 87.7%
  • 2021-2022 Goal 89.6%
  • 2026-2027 Goal 91.5%
  • State 87.1%

Economically Disadvantaged

  • District 75.9%
  • 2018-2019 Goal 82.0%
  • 2021-2022 Goal 85.3%
  • 2026-2027 Goal 88.5%
  • State 79.9%

Non Economically Disadvantaged

  • District 78.6%
  • 2018-2019 Goal
  • 2021-2022 Goal
  • 2026-2027 Goal
  • State 89.1%

Non Migrant

  • District 76.5%
  • 2018-2019 Goal
  • 2021-2022 Goal
  • 2026-2027 Goal
  • State 83.1%

Non Homeless

  • District 76.5%
  • 2018-2019 Goal
  • 2021-2022 Goal
  • 2026-2027 Goal
  • State 83.5%

Students with Disabilities

  • District 47.4%
  • 2018-2019 Goal 46.5%
  • 2021-2022 Goal 58.2%
  • 2026-2027 Goal 70.0%
  • State 36.4%

Students without Disabilities

  • District 82.3%
  • 2018-2019 Goal
  • 2021-2022 Goal
  • 2026-2027 Goal
  • State 88.1%

Non English Learners

  • District 76.1%
  • 2018-2019 Goal
  • 2021-2022 Goal
  • 2026-2027 Goal
  • State 83.2%

Mississippi Department of Education

PO Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205
(601) 359-3513

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Last updated 04/07/2025