Booneville School District
Booneville School District is a public school district based in Booneville, Mississippi, serving 1,337 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #96 of the 109 Mississippi districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 12% of them. Its schools average 334 students each, fewer than the Mississippi median of 399. It spends about $8,747 per student on day-to-day operations, 13% less than the Mississippi median. It has roughly 14.4 students per teacher.
How Booneville compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Booneville | Mississippi median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $8,747 | $10,034 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,686 | $5,828 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $12.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $13.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 93 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 170 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 13.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 446 | 382 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Mississippi median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Mississippi
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Jasper School DistrictBay Springs | 1,371 | 4 | $10,773 | 13.1 | #95 |
| Booneville School DistrictBooneville · this district | 1,337 | 4 | $8,747 | 14.4 | #96 |
| Noxubee County School DistrictMacon | 1,321 | 4 | $9,788 | 14.5 | #97 |
| Hazlehurst City School DistrictHazlehurst | 1,320 | 3 | $9,405 | 15.2 | #98 |
| Choctaw County SchoolsAckerman | 1,233 | 5 | $14,057 | 10.4 | #99 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford Public SchoolsHartford, MI | 1,338 | $10,726 | 20.0 |
| Northeastern Wayne SchoolsFountian City, IN | 1,337 | $8,294 | 13.9 |
| Moniteau Co. R-ICalifornia, MO | 1,337 | $9,871 | 12.9 |
| Briarcliff Manor Union Free School DistrictBriarcliff Manor, NY | 1,336 | $34,206 | 10.0 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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