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Pascagoula-Gautier School District

Pascagoula, Mississippi · Public school district · #11 of 109 Mississippi districts by enrollment

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6,579

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,933

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 39% above the Mississippi median

11.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Mississippi median 13.3

Pascagoula-Gautier School District is a public school district based in Pascagoula, Mississippi, serving 6,579 students in 19 schools. By enrollment it ranks #11 of the 109 Mississippi districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 91% of them. Its schools average 346 students each, fewer than the Mississippi median of 399. It spends about $13,933 per student on day-to-day operations, 39% more than the Mississippi median. It has roughly 11.7 students per teacher.

How Pascagoula-Gautier compares

Pascagoula-GautierMississippi median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$13,933

Mississippi median $10,034 · 39% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,710

Mississippi median $5,828 · 32% above · FY2020-21

Students per school346

Mississippi median 399 · 13% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.7

Mississippi median 13.3 · 12% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor274

Mississippi median 382 · 28% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$103.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 15%State 33%Local 51%

Measure	Pascagoula-Gautier	Mississippi median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,933	$10,034	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,710	$5,828	FY2020-21
Total spending	$95.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$103.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	561	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,345	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.7	13.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	274	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
Tupelo Public School DistrictTupelo	7,192	14	$10,586	13.0	#9
Vicksburg Warren School DistrictVicksburg	6,610	15	$10,650	13.7	#10
Pascagoula-Gautier School DistrictPascagoula · this district	6,579	19	$13,933	11.7	#11
Lee CountyTupelo	6,343	15	$9,610	12.5	#12
Lauderdale County School DistrictMeridian	5,940	11	$10,732	13.1	#13

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
RitenourSt Louis, MO	6,579	$10,295	15.7
Stratford School DistrictStratford, CT	6,578	$20,894	12.5
Harrisburg City School DistrictHarrisburg, PA	6,578	$14,871	15.8
Wilson School DistrictWest Lawn, PA	6,575	$15,284	12.8

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.

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