District profile / Mississippi

Jackson County School District

Vancleave, Mississippi · Public school district · #7 of 109 Mississippi districts by enrollment

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8,845

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$9,912

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Mississippi median

14.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Mississippi median 13.3

Jackson County School District is a public school district based in Vancleave, Mississippi, serving 8,845 students in 14 schools. By enrollment it ranks #7 of the 109 Mississippi districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 94% of them. Its schools average 632 students each, more than the Mississippi median of 399. It spends about $9,912 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.7 students per teacher.

How Jackson County compares

Jackson CountyMississippi median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$9,912

Mississippi median $10,034 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,058

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

Students per school632

Mississippi median 399 · 58% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.7

Mississippi median 13.3 · 11% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor491

Mississippi median 382 · 29% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$99.2 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 15%State 45%Local 40%

Measure	Jackson County	Mississippi median	Year
Current spending per student	$9,912	$10,034	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,058	$5,828	FY2020-21
Total spending	$100.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$99.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	601	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,242	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.7	13.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	491	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
Lamar County School DistrictPurvis	10,318	17	$9,312	13.3	#6
Jackson County School DistrictVancleave · this district	8,845	14	$9,912	14.7	#7
Jones County School DistrictEllisville	8,693	11	$8,766	13.3	#8
Tupelo Public School DistrictTupelo	7,192	14	$10,586	13.0	#9
Vicksburg Warren School DistrictVicksburg	6,610	15	$10,650	13.7	#10

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
San Leandro UnifiedSan Leandro, CA	8,866	$13,807	21.6
Greenfield UnionBakersfield, CA	8,860	$12,863	22.4
Forest Hills Public SchoolsGrand Rapids, MI	8,838	$11,828	16.9
BartlettBartlett, TN	8,834	$10,500	n/a

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-jackson-county-school-district