District profile / Mississippi

Calhoun County School District

Pittsboro, Mississippi · Public school district · #73 of 109 Mississippi districts by enrollment

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1,989

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$9,871

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Mississippi median

11.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Mississippi median 13.3

Calhoun County School District is a public school district based in Pittsboro, Mississippi, serving 1,989 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #73 of the 109 Mississippi districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 33% of them. Its schools average 332 students each, fewer than the Mississippi median of 399. It spends about $9,871 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 11.1 students per teacher.

How Calhoun County compares

Calhoun CountyMississippi median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$9,871

Mississippi median $10,034 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,003

Mississippi median $5,828 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school332

Mississippi median 399 · 17% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.1

Mississippi median 13.3 · 17% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor497

Mississippi median 382 · 30% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$24.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 24%State 56%Local 20%

Measure	Calhoun County	Mississippi median	Year
Current spending per student	$9,871	$10,034	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,003	$5,828	FY2020-21
Total spending	$23.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$24.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	180	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	355	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.1	13.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	497	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

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Tate County School DistrictColdwater	2,004	6	$10,006	13.3	#71
Monroe County School DistrictAmory	2,002	5	$9,606	11.3	#72
Calhoun County School DistrictPittsboro · this district	1,989	6	$9,871	11.1	#73
Kosciusko School DistrictKosciusko	1,973	6	$10,383	13.9	#74
Poplarville School DistrictPoplarville	1,969	5	$10,309	14.4	#75

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Beardsley ElementaryBakersfield, CA	1,989	$15,160	21.4
RenwickAndale, KS	1,989	$10,420	13.3
Milford School DistrictMilford, NH	1,989	$18,351	10.7
Northern Tioga School DistrictElkland, PA	1,989	$16,979	12.2

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.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ms-calhoun-county-school-district