District profile / Mississippi

Itawamba County

Fulton, Mississippi · Public school district · #34 of 109 Mississippi districts by enrollment

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3,275

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$9,035

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 10% below the Mississippi median

11.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Mississippi median 13.3

Itawamba County is a public school district based in Fulton, Mississippi, serving 3,275 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #34 of the 109 Mississippi districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 69% of them. Its schools average 409 students each, about the same as the Mississippi median of 399. It spends about $9,035 per student on day-to-day operations, 10% less than the Mississippi median. It has roughly 11.4 students per teacher.

How Itawamba County compares

Itawamba CountyMississippi median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$9,035

Mississippi median $10,034 · 10% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$5,806

Mississippi median $5,828 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school409

Mississippi median 399 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.4

Mississippi median 13.3 · 14% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor409

Mississippi median 382 · 7% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$34.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 19%State 59%Local 22%

Measure	Itawamba County	Mississippi median	Year
Current spending per student	$9,035	$10,034	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,806	$5,828	FY2020-21
Total spending	$33.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$34.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	288	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	574	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.4	13.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	409	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
Itawamba CountyFulton · this district	3,275	8	$9,035	11.4	#34
Greenville Public School DistrictGreenville	3,264	12	$10,263	13.8	#35
Alcorn School DistrictCorinth	3,226	10	$9,619	10.5	#36
Canton Public SchoolsCanton	3,157	9	$9,338	14.7	#37
Pearl River County School DistrictCarriere	3,128	4	$8,552	15.6	#38

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Sikeston R-6Sikeston, MO	3,277	$10,362	12.8
Lauderdale CountyRipley, TN	3,277	$10,709	n/a
Burlington-Edison School DistrictBurlington, WA	3,276	$17,184	16.0
Belleville School District 118Belleville, IL	3,275	$17,572	12.9

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-itawamba-county