District profile / Mississippi

Monroe County School District

Amory, Mississippi · Public school district · #72 of 109 Mississippi districts by enrollment

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2,002

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$9,606

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Mississippi median

11.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Mississippi median 13.3

Monroe County School District is a public school district based in Amory, Mississippi, serving 2,002 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #72 of the 109 Mississippi districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 34% of them. Its schools average 400 students each, about the same as the Mississippi median of 399. It spends about $9,606 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 11.3 students per teacher.

How Monroe County compares

Monroe CountyMississippi median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$9,606

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

Instruction spending per student$6,140

Mississippi median $5,828 · 5% above · FY2020-21

Students per school400

Mississippi median 399 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.3

Mississippi median 13.3 · 15% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor500

Mississippi median 382 · 31% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$22.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 18%State 57%Local 25%

Measure	Monroe County	Mississippi median	Year
Current spending per student	$9,606	$10,034	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,140	$5,828	FY2020-21
Total spending	$22.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$22.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	177	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	333	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.3	13.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	500	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
Tate County School DistrictColdwater	2,004	6	$10,006	13.3	#71
Monroe County School DistrictAmory · this district	2,002	5	$9,606	11.3	#72
Calhoun County School DistrictPittsboro	1,989	6	$9,871	11.1	#73
Kosciusko School DistrictKosciusko	1,973	6	$10,383	13.9	#74
Poplarville School DistrictPoplarville	1,969	5	$10,309	14.4	#75

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
San Bruno Park ElementarySan Bruno, CA	2,003	$12,725	23.0
Gridley UnifiedGridley, CA	2,002	$13,619	20.9
Rancocas Valley Regional High School DistrictMount Holly, NJ	2,002	$17,393	14.8
Oakwood CityDayton, OH	2,002	$13,987	15.5

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-monroe-county-school-district