District profile / Mississippi

Marion County School District

Columbia, Mississippi · Public school district · #78 of 109 Mississippi districts by enrollment

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1,794

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,085

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 10% above the Mississippi median

13.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Mississippi median 13.3

Marion County School District is a public school district based in Columbia, Mississippi, serving 1,794 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #78 of the 109 Mississippi districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 29% of them. Its schools average 224 students each, fewer than the Mississippi median of 399. It spends about $11,085 per student on day-to-day operations, 10% more than the Mississippi median. It has roughly 13.1 students per teacher.

How Marion County compares

Marion CountyMississippi median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,085

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

Instruction spending per student$5,915

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

Students per school224

Mississippi median 399 · 44% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.1

Mississippi median 13.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor598

Mississippi median 382 · 57% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$25.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 24%State 51%Local 25%

Measure	Marion County	Mississippi median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,085	$10,034	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,915	$5,828	FY2020-21
Total spending	$24.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$25.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	137	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	315	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.1	13.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	598	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
MS Achievement School District Of Yazoo CityYazoo City	1,824	5	$9,954	n/a	#77
Marion County School DistrictColumbia · this district	1,794	8	$11,085	13.1	#78
Pass Christian School DistrictPass Christian	1,768	4	$11,491	12.7	#79
Senatobia Municipal School DistrictSenatobia	1,754	4	$9,836	16.1	#80
Western Line SchoolsAvon	1,739	4	$11,870	14.7	#81

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
NewportNewport, RI	1,795	$21,247	10.4
Riverside School District 96Riverside, IL	1,794	$24,817	13.2
Shelby CityShelby, OH	1,794	$11,906	19.1
Bennett School District No. 29JBennett, CO	1,793	$8,673	19.7

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-marion-county-school-district