Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg is a public school district based in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, serving 3,918 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #29 of the 109 Mississippi districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 74% of them. Its schools average 435 students each, about the same as the Mississippi median of 399. It spends about $11,733 per student on day-to-day operations, 17% more than the Mississippi median. It has roughly 13.1 students per teacher.
How Hattiesburg compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Hattiesburg | Mississippi median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,733 | $10,034 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,515 | $5,828 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $62.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $57.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 298 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 570 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.1 | 13.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 280 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George County School DistrictLucedale | 4,049 | 9 | $9,172 | 13.9 | #26 |
| Scott County School DistrictForest | 3,989 | 9 | $9,315 | 17.2 | #27 |
| Hancock School DistrictKiln | 3,934 | 7 | $9,824 | n/a | #28 |
| HattiesburgHattiesburg · this district | 3,918 | 9 | $11,733 | 13.1 | #29 |
| Grenada School DistrictGrenada | 3,863 | 5 | $9,504 | 13.8 | #30 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Dorado School DistrictEl Dorado, AR | 3,921 | $11,030 | 12.5 |
| Moorestown Township Public School DistrictMoorestown, NJ | 3,919 | $22,149 | 11.3 |
| Lebanon Community School District 9Lebanon, OR | 3,918 | $12,331 | 18.1 |
| Ephrata Area School DistrictEphrata, PA | 3,918 | $14,739 | 12.8 |
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-hattiesburg