"Education and poverty are closely related according to speakers at Ms. Coyner's forum. "What I tried to do is bring the data back to what we all know as our neighborhood schools," Coyner said. Coyner tracked poverty in schools using the free and reduced lunch program with one caveat; She said that just because a student is eligible for free or reduced lunch, it doesn't mean they use it. Title 1 schools are another way to track poverty in schools. There are 16 elementary and 13 middle schools in the Title 1 program in Chesterfield." This article was helpful in analyzing the local education gap and what factors might play a role in it. What is mainly suggested here is that poverty is the main factor controlling the education gap. This also talks a little about income and poverty in Richmond.

"The troubles in this town of 2,700, where the closest Wal-Mart is about 20 miles away, illustrate pressures across Mississippi. Since 2008, legislators have ignored a state law and spent $1.5 billion less on education than what's required. The cuts are among the deepest in the nation." This article highlights the gap between the education being received in Mississippi and the education being received in the rest of the United States.  1.5 billion dollars where not spent on education, ignoring the states laws and creating an even larger gap in education