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Chickasaw County School District

Houston, Mississippi · Public school district · #64 of 109 Mississippi districts by enrollment

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2,197

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

314

Students per school

2024-25 · Mississippi median 399

12.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Mississippi median 13.3

Chickasaw County School District is a public school district based in Houston, Mississippi, serving 2,197 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #64 of the 109 Mississippi districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 42% of them. Its schools average 314 students each, fewer than the Mississippi median of 399. It has roughly 12.3 students per teacher.

How Chickasaw County compares

Chickasaw CountyMississippi median, districts with 1,000+ students

Students per school314

Mississippi median 399 · 21% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.3

Mississippi median 13.3 · 8% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor366

Mississippi median 382 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Measure	Chickasaw County	Mississippi median	Year
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	179	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	331	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.3	13.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	366	382	2024-25

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
Chickasaw County School DistrictHouston · this district	2,197	7	n/a	12.3	#64
Prentiss County School DistrictBooneville	2,176	7	$9,968	10.1	#65
New Albany Public SchoolsNew Albany	2,149	5	$9,718	14.2	#66
North Pike SchoolsSummit	2,135	5	$9,541	13.9	#67
Forrest County School DistrictHattiesburg	2,124	6	$11,850	11.7	#68

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Payson Unified District (4209)Payson, AZ	2,200	$9,989	16.7
Eastern York School DistrictWrightsville, PA	2,200	$15,272	11.8
Kimberly DistrictKimberly, ID	2,195	$8,464	17.6
Verona Public School DistrictVerona, NJ	2,195	$18,587	12.1

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-chickasaw-county-school-district