District profile / Mississippi

Lamar County School District

Purvis, Mississippi · Public school district · #6 of 109 Mississippi districts by enrollment

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10,318

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$9,312

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 7% below the Mississippi median

13.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Mississippi median 13.3

Lamar County School District is a public school district based in Purvis, Mississippi, serving 10,318 students in 17 schools. By enrollment it ranks #6 of the 109 Mississippi districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 95% of them. Its schools average 607 students each, more than the Mississippi median of 399. It spends about $9,312 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% less than the Mississippi median. It has roughly 13.3 students per teacher.

How Lamar County compares

Lamar CountyMississippi median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$9,312

Mississippi median $10,034 · 7% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$5,706

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

Students per school607

Mississippi median 399 · 52% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.3

Mississippi median 13.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor356

Mississippi median 382 · 7% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$111.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 15%State 49%Local 36%

Measure	Lamar County	Mississippi median	Year
Current spending per student	$9,312	$10,034	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,706	$5,828	FY2020-21
Total spending	$105.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$111.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	778	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,480	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.3	13.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	356	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
Harrison County School DistrictGulfport	14,253	24	$9,935	15.3	#4
Madison County SchoolsRidgeland	12,926	23	$10,368	12.0	#5
Lamar County School DistrictPurvis · this district	10,318	17	$9,312	13.3	#6
Jackson County School DistrictVancleave	8,845	14	$9,912	14.7	#7
Jones County School DistrictEllisville	8,693	11	$8,766	13.3	#8

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Brandywine School DistrictWilmington, DE	10,349	$17,999	13.9
Vallivue School DistrictCaldwell, ID	10,339	$8,743	19.3
Hamblen CountyMorristown, TN	10,300	$9,447	n/a
Fayetteville School DistrictFayetteville, AR	10,291	$11,435	14.5

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-lamar-county-school-district