Clinton Public School District
Clinton Public School District is a public school district based in Clinton, Mississippi, serving 5,148 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #18 of the 109 Mississippi districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 84% of them. Its schools average 572 students each, more than the Mississippi median of 399. It spends about $8,215 per student on day-to-day operations, 18% less than the Mississippi median. It has roughly 14.4 students per teacher.
How Clinton compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Clinton | Mississippi median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $8,215 | $10,034 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,142 | $5,828 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $59.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $53.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 357 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 661 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 13.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 429 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowndes County School DistrictColumbus | 5,261 | 10 | $9,644 | 13.0 | #17 |
| Clinton Public School DistrictClinton · this district | 5,148 | 9 | $8,215 | 14.4 | #18 |
| Hinds County School DistrictRaymond | 4,940 | 10 | $9,120 | 14.6 | #19 |
| Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School DistrictStarkville | 4,880 | 9 | $10,677 | 12.6 | #20 |
| Oxford School DistrictOxford | 4,763 | 7 | $9,911 | 13.9 | #21 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Centro ElementaryEl Centro, CA | 5,157 | $15,218 | 21.5 |
| Sulphur Springs UnionCanyon Country, CA | 5,157 | $12,331 | 24.9 |
| Mount Pleasant ISDMount Pleasant, TX | 5,153 | $10,629 | 12.7 |
| Wakulla CountyCrawfordville, FL | 5,138 | $10,058 | 17.7 |
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-clinton-public-school-district