Clinton Public School Dist, MS

Original Research by School Decision on Clinton Public School Dist

Clinton Public School Districtsits in Hinds County, Mississippi, and serves students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade across nine schools. The enrollment is sizable for the area, with grade levels fairly evenly distributed from early elementary through high school. The student body is predominantly Black, with a substantial white population and smaller Asian, Hispanic, and multiracial groups. The district includes Clinton High School, two junior high campuses, four elementary schools, a vocational complex, and an alternative school, giving it a structured progression from early grades through secondary education with a career-oriented option at the upper level.

On Mississippi's MAAP assessments, the district shows a clear pattern. Math proficiency is strong across the board. In every tested grade from third through eighth, a large majority of students score proficient or above, with several grades reaching very high levels. Science results are similarly solid in both tested grades. English language arts tells a more mixed story. Elementary ELA proficiency is moderate and improves somewhat through fifth grade, but middle school ELA drops, with seventh grade being the softest spot. A parent might want to look into this further with the district, particularly how literacy instruction is handled as students transition into the upper grades. Participation rates were not available in the data, so we cannot confirm how complete the testing picture is.

The district's academic context is anchored by Hinds County, though we did not receive a county-level comparison fact-set to position Clinton against its neighboring districts. No nationally standardized academic context was provided either, so the read here rests entirely on the state assessment results.

Housing across the district's territory varies dramatically. The district draws from Clinton itself, which carries the largest weight in the housing data, along with Bolton, Flora, and portions of Jackson. Clinton's typical home value sits well above the district's weighted average, while the Jackson zip codes included in the district are far lower. Flora represents the high end. This means a family looking at homes within district boundaries could encounter very different price points depending on which community they focus on. Overall, the district's weighted home value sits below the Mississippi state benchmark and well below the national figure, which suggests relative affordability for buyers. Rents in the areas where rental data was available are moderate, and the rent-to-income estimate sits in a manageable range. The mortgage rate environment, as of the most recent data, remains elevated by historical standards, which affects what that affordability looks like in practice for families financing a purchase.

Several categories of information were not available. Free and reduced-price lunch data was missing, so we cannot speak to the economic need profile of the student body from the provided data. Special education and English learner rates were also absent. No graduation rate was included, which is a gap a parent evaluating the high school would want to fill by contacting the district directly. Civil rights data, discipline figures, course access details, staffing ratios, and attendance information were all absent from the payload. Program offerings such as AP, dual credit, or career pathways were not specified, though the presence of a dedicated vocational complex suggests some career and technical education is available. A parent should ask the district for specifics on what programs that complex offers and how students access them.

We looked for recent parent-relevant district changes, such as referenda, tax shifts, or curriculum overhauls, and found little of lasting impact in publicly reported sources, so we left that out rather than guess. No locale briefs were provided for the individual communities the district covers, so the community and economic context here is drawn from the housing and economic data sections alone.

What the available evidence describes is a district with strong math and science outcomes, moderate ELA performance that softens in the middle grades, a diverse student body, and a housing market that spans a wide range of price points depending on which part of the district a family settles in. The vocational complex and alternative school round out a setup that appears designed to serve a range of student needs, though the specifics of those programs would need to come from the district itself.

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District Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment

5,187

Grades

PK–12

Schools

Student body

Hispanic 3%

Black 55%

White 33%

Asian 6%

Two+ 3%

Am. Indian / AK Native 0%

Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0%

Schools in this District

9 schools are officially reported under this district.

CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL

CLINTON JR HI SCHOOL

CLINTON PARK ELEM SCHOOL

CLINTON VOC COMPLEX

EASTSIDE ELEM

NORTHSIDE ELEM

CLINTON ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL

LOVETT ELEM SCHOOL

SUMNER HILL JR HI SCHOOL

Academic Performance

Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.

Mathematics

6 grades reported

79%

Grade 3

87%

Grade 4

82%

Grade 5

72%

Grade 6

78%

Grade 7

81%

Grade 8

English Language Arts

6 grades reported

69%

Grade 3

71%

Grade 4

75%

Grade 5

65%

Grade 6

59%

Grade 7

64%

Grade 8

Science

2 grades reported

85%

Grade 5

79%

Grade 8

Housing & Real Estate

Data as of April 2026 | District-weighted from constituent ZIP codes

Home Values

Typical home value$150,574

Year-over-year change+1.0%

Range across 6 ZIP codes$49K to $298K

vs. state typical0.78x

vs. national typical0.41x

Home value trend (12 months)

ZIP code home values (6 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Value	YoY	Weight
39056	Clinton	$239K	+1.9%	39.9%
39209	Jackson	$49K	+2.1%	27.1%
39041	Bolton	$141K	-2.0%	25.4%
39213	Jackson	$50K	+2.7%	6.6%
39071	Flora	$298K	+1.7%	0.7%
39154		$257K	+2.8%	0.1%

Rental Market

Typical monthly rent$1,517/mo

Year-over-year change+2.8%

Range across 2 ZIP codes$1,125 to $1,582/mo

Rent trend (12 months)

ZIP code rents (2 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Rent/mo	YoY	Weight
39056	Clinton	$1,582	+2.8%	39.9%
39213	Jackson	$1,125	—	6.6%

Affordability

Est. monthly mortgage (20% down at 6.48%)$760/mo

Home price / national median income1.8x

Annual rent / national median income21.8%

Rent exceeds est. mortgage by$757/mo

Comparison

State typical home value$194,242 (+1.1% YoY)

National typical home value$368,198 (+0.6% YoY)

State ZHVI trend (12 months)

National ZHVI trend (12 months)

Economic Context

30-year fixed mortgage rate6.48%

National unemployment rate4.3%

National median household income$83,730

CPI: Rent of shelter (index)447.05

30-year fixed mortgage rate (12 months)

National unemployment rate (12 months)

National median household income (12 months)

CPI: Rent of shelter (index) (12 months)

Sources: Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index (Zillow Group), Realtor.com via Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)

Data Currently Unavailable

Civil Rights Data (CRDC)

This profile is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information available. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on the school’s website, which may include more recent figures, additional programs, or updated enrollment data.