District profile / Mississippi

Franklin County School District

Meadville, Mississippi · Public school district · #103 of 109 Mississippi districts by enrollment

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1,147

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,321

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 23% above the Mississippi median

8.0

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Mississippi median 13.3

Franklin County School District is a public school district based in Meadville, Mississippi, serving 1,147 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #103 of the 109 Mississippi districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 6% of them. Its schools average 229 students each, fewer than the Mississippi median of 399. It spends about $12,321 per student on day-to-day operations, 23% more than the Mississippi median. It has roughly 8.0 students per teacher.

How Franklin County compares

Franklin CountyMississippi median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,321

Mississippi median $10,034 · 23% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,289

Mississippi median $5,828 · 25% above · FY2020-21

Students per school229

Mississippi median 399 · 43% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher8.0

Mississippi median 13.3 · 40% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor382

Mississippi median 382 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$15.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 22%State 50%Local 28%

Measure	Franklin County	Mississippi median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,321	$10,034	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,289	$5,828	FY2020-21
Total spending	$15.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$15.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	143	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	241	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	8.0	13.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	382	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
Franklin County School DistrictMeadville · this district	1,147	5	$12,321	8.0	#103
Claiborne County Public SchoolsPort Gibson	1,135	4	$11,636	12.9	#104
MS Achievement School District Of Humphreys CountyBelzoni	1,130	4	$12,472	14.3	#105
North PanolaSardis	1,103	6	$10,202	13.3	#106
Jefferson County School DistrictFayette	1,083	5	$12,261	13.4	#107

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Wilcox CountyCamden, AL	1,147	$13,649	16.4
Manitou Springs School District No. 14Manitou Springs, CO	1,147	$13,019	12.3
Davis County Community School DistrictBloomfield, IA	1,147	$12,319	13.7
Millstone Township School DistrictMillstone Township, NJ	1,147	$27,610	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.

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