District profile / Mississippi

Pearl River County School District

Carriere, Mississippi · Public school district · #38 of 109 Mississippi districts by enrollment

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3,128

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$8,552

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 15% below the Mississippi median

15.6

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Mississippi median 13.3

Pearl River County School District is a public school district based in Carriere, Mississippi, serving 3,128 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #38 of the 109 Mississippi districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 66% of them. Its schools average 782 students each, more than the Mississippi median of 399. It spends about $8,552 per student on day-to-day operations, 15% less than the Mississippi median. It has roughly 15.6 students per teacher.

How Pearl River County compares

Pearl River CountyMississippi median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$8,552

Mississippi median $10,034 · 15% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$4,781

Mississippi median $5,828 · 18% below · FY2020-21

Students per school782

Mississippi median 399 · 96% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher15.6

Mississippi median 13.3 · 17% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor1,564

Mississippi median 382 · 309% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$33.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 19%State 56%Local 26%

Measure	Pearl River County	Mississippi median	Year
Current spending per student	$8,552	$10,034	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$4,781	$5,828	FY2020-21
Total spending	$36.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$33.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	200	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	474	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	15.6	13.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	1,564	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
Greenville Public School DistrictGreenville	3,264	12	$10,263	13.8	#35
Alcorn School DistrictCorinth	3,226	10	$9,619	10.5	#36
Canton Public SchoolsCanton	3,157	9	$9,338	14.7	#37
Pearl River County School DistrictCarriere · this district	3,128	4	$8,552	15.6	#38
Columbus Municipal School DistrictColumbus	3,011	9	$10,397	12.9	#39

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Derry Township School DistrictHershey, PA	3,131	$17,959	12.3
Oxford Area School DistrictOxford, PA	3,129	$15,033	12.2
Jefferson ElementaryTracy, CA	3,127	$10,805	22.0
Pekin PSD 108Pekin, IL	3,126	$16,961	14.2

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-pearl-river-county-school-district