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McComb School District

McComb, Mississippi · Public school district · #69 of 109 Mississippi districts by enrollment

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2,121

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,701

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 17% above the Mississippi median

13.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Mississippi median 13.3

McComb School District is a public school district based in McComb, Mississippi, serving 2,121 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #69 of the 109 Mississippi districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 37% of them. Its schools average 265 students each, fewer than the Mississippi median of 399. It spends about $11,701 per student on day-to-day operations, 17% more than the Mississippi median. It has roughly 13.1 students per teacher.

How McComb compares

McCombMississippi median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,701

Mississippi median $10,034 · 17% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$5,979

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

Students per school265

Mississippi median 399 · 34% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.1

Mississippi median 13.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor303

Mississippi median 382 · 21% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$29.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 26%State 43%Local 32%

Measure	McComb	Mississippi median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,701	$10,034	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,979	$5,828	FY2020-21
Total spending	$28.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$29.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	162	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	418	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.1	13.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	303	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
New Albany Public SchoolsNew Albany	2,149	5	$9,718	14.2	#66
North Pike SchoolsSummit	2,135	5	$9,541	13.9	#67
Forrest County School DistrictHattiesburg	2,124	6	$11,850	11.7	#68
McComb School DistrictMcComb · this district	2,121	8	$11,701	13.1	#69
Copiah County School DistrictHazlehurst	2,077	4	$9,103	14.6	#70

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Kodiak Island Borough School DistrictKodiak, AK	2,122	$24,102	14.2
Palos CCSD 118Palos Park, IL	2,122	$20,931	13.7
Lawrenceburg Community School CorporationLawrenceburg, IN	2,122	$8,964	16.2
CircleTowanda, KS	2,122	$11,157	14.1

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-mccomb-school-district