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Covington County School District

Collins, Mississippi · Public school district · #56 of 109 Mississippi districts by enrollment

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2,492

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$10,589

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 6% above the Mississippi median

11.5

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Mississippi median 13.3

Covington County School District is a public school district based in Collins, Mississippi, serving 2,492 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #56 of the 109 Mississippi districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 49% of them. Its schools average 277 students each, fewer than the Mississippi median of 399. It spends about $10,589 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% more than the Mississippi median. It has roughly 11.5 students per teacher.

How Covington County compares

Covington CountyMississippi median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$10,589

Mississippi median $10,034 · 6% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,284

Mississippi median $5,828 · 8% above · FY2020-21

Students per school277

Mississippi median 399 · 31% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.5

Mississippi median 13.3 · 14% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor312

Mississippi median 382 · 18% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$34.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 23%State 45%Local 32%

Measure	Covington County	Mississippi median	Year
Current spending per student	$10,589	$10,034	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,284	$5,828	FY2020-21
Total spending	$31.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$34.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	217	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	436	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.5	13.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	312	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
Smith County School DistrictRaleigh	2,538	6	$9,059	13.7	#53
Stone County School DistrictWiggins	2,532	5	$9,729	14.6	#54
West Point Consolidated School DistrictWest Point	2,528	8	$10,264	12.3	#55
Covington County School DistrictCollins · this district	2,492	9	$10,589	11.5	#56
Brookhaven School DistrictBrookhaven	2,432	7	$10,034	12.0	#57

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
MSD Steuben CountyAngola, IN	2,492	$10,472	13.6
Clio Area School DistrictClio, MI	2,491	$10,737	20.9
Cleburne CountyHeflin, AL	2,490	$10,170	17.2
East GreenwichEast Greenwich, RI	2,490	$16,665	13.0

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.

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