Wayne County School District

Summary:

The Wayne County School District in Mississippi consists of 6 schools, including 5 elementary schools and 1 high school, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The district as a whole is ranked 78 out of 130 districts in the state and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Within the district, Clara Elementary School stands out as the highest-performing school, consistently scoring above the district and state averages on standardized tests, especially in math and science. It has earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, making it the top-rated school in the district. Waynesboro Riverview Elementary School also performs relatively well, with stronger English Language Arts scores compared to the district and state, particularly in the lower grades. Meanwhile, Wayne County High School has a 2-star rating but outperforms the district and state on End-of-Course exams, especially in Algebra I and U.S. History.

However, the district faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates of around 24% across all schools, which is much higher than the state average. Additionally, all schools in the district have 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating high levels of poverty. These factors likely contribute to the wide disparities in academic performance observed between the highest-performing and lowest-performing schools in the district.

District Detail

810 Chickasawhay Street
Waynesboro, MS 39367

(601) 735-4871

SchoolDigger Rank:
78^th of 130 Mississippi districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,977

Primary Schools: 5
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAAP English Language Arts (2025)						MAAP Mathematics (2025)						MAAP Algebra I (2025)	MAAP English II (2025)	MAAP Science (2025)		MAAP Biology (2025)	MAAP U.S. History1 (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Algebra I End of Course	MAAP English II End of Course	MAAP Science 5th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	MAAP Biology End of Course	MAAP U.S. History1 End of Course	Total
Beat Four School	Public	PK, KG-8	5090 Highway 84 West	Waynesboro	39367	Wayne County	Wayne County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 735-2124	416	28	14.8	99.3%	218 (52.4%)	154 (37.0%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.9%)	27.1	291^st of 383 public elementary schools	24.0%		25.1	305^th of 390 public elementary schools	21.8%	14	64.7	39.1	27.3	19.6	25.0	26.4	47.1	52.1	21.3	25.5	41.6	18.4			36.4	29.0			$11,696
Clara School	Public	PK, KG-8	40 Clara School Rd	Waynesboro	39367	Wayne County	Wayne County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 735-2065	418	29	14.1	99.3%	366 (87.6%)	32 (7.7%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	69.3	112^th of 383 public elementary schools	70.8%		66.1	132^nd of 390 public elementary schools	66.2%	20	66.7	52.0	62.8	39.5	59.4	49.0	63.8	66.0	58.2	57.9	83.8	49.0			79.0	58.8			$11,169
Wayne Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	1022 Azalea Drive	Waynesboro	39367	Wayne County	Wayne County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 735-2205	459	31	14.8	99.3%	57 (12.4%)	373 (81.3%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	15.1	346^th of 383 public elementary schools	9.7%		16.5	340^th of 390 public elementary schools	12.8%	6	31.1	37.8	25.7	30.7	19.3	42.5	27.2	45.9	2.9	10.3	25.8	36.2			25.7	61.7			$10,938
Wayne County High School	Public	9-12	1325 Azalea Drive	Waynesboro	39367	Wayne County	Wayne County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 735-2851	775	60	12.9	99.6%	313 (40.4%)	413 (53.3%)	38 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	51	118^th of 232 public high schools	49.1%		50.4	122^nd of 228 public high schools	46.5%	4													74.0	45.9			57.2	70.2	$14,023
Waynesboro Riverview School	Public	PK, KG-8	155 Wayne Street	Waynesboro	39367	Wayne County	Wayne County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 735-3159	491	31	15.8	99.4%	22 (4.5%)	414 (84.3%)	49 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	21	327^th of 383 public elementary schools	14.6%		24	311^th of 390 public elementary schools	20.3%	16	53.0	26.7	29.4	32.5	37.5	36.5	40.9	48.9	9.8	7.2	50.0	30.8			17.7	44.2			$10,651
Buckatunna School	Public	PK, KG-8	11 Buckatunna Mt. Zion Rd.	Buckatunna	39322	Wayne County	Wayne County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 648-2501	418	26	16.3	99.3%	161 (38.5%)	237 (56.7%)	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	38.1	244^th of 383 public elementary schools	36.3%		42.7	228^th of 390 public elementary schools	41.5%	16	25.5	38.9	55.8	34.3	27.5	40.0	30.4	50.0	39.6	45.7	60.0	50.0			72.1	55.0			$10,986
Wayne County Alternative School	Public	5-12	1325 Azalea Drive	Waynesboro	39367	Wayne County	Wayne County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 735-2851	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Wayne County Career and Technical	Public	9-12	800 Collins Street	Waynesboro	39367	Wayne County	Wayne County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 735-5036	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Jones County School District	14.28 mi	11	36^th
East Jasper School District	17.53 mi	3	77^th
Laurel School District	18.44 mi	8	81^st
Quitman School District	23.79 mi	6	93^rd
Greene County Schools	24.14 mi	6	50^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Mississippi Department of Education.

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