District profile / Mississippi

Picayune School District

Picayune, Mississippi · Public school district · #32 of 109 Mississippi districts by enrollment

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3,509

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,964

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 19% above the Mississippi median

13.0

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Mississippi median 13.3

Picayune School District is a public school district based in Picayune, Mississippi, serving 3,509 students in 11 schools. By enrollment it ranks #32 of the 109 Mississippi districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 71% of them. Its schools average 319 students each, fewer than the Mississippi median of 399. It spends about $11,964 per student on day-to-day operations, 19% more than the Mississippi median. It has roughly 13.0 students per teacher.

How Picayune compares

PicayuneMississippi median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,964

Mississippi median $10,034 · 19% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,259

Mississippi median $5,828 · 7% above · FY2020-21

Students per school319

Mississippi median 399 · 20% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.0

Mississippi median 13.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor702

Mississippi median 382 · 84% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$42.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 32%State 40%Local 27%

Measure	Picayune	Mississippi median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,964	$10,034	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,259	$5,828	FY2020-21
Total spending	$40.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$42.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	269	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	665	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.0	13.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	702	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
Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School DistrictGreenwood	3,718	15	$10,308	13.6	#31
Picayune School DistrictPicayune · this district	3,509	11	$11,964	13.0	#32
Pontotoc County School DistrictPontotoc	3,465	9	$8,495	13.5	#33
Itawamba CountyFulton	3,275	8	$9,035	11.4	#34
Greenville Public School DistrictGreenville	3,264	12	$10,263	13.8	#35

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Plaquemines ParishBelle Chasse, LA	3,510	$16,642	11.8
BurlingtonBurlington, MA	3,510	$24,748	10.8
Fort Payne CityFort Payne, AL	3,508	$9,937	15.5
Fort Dodge Community School DistrictFort Dodge, IA	3,508	$11,858	15.8

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.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ms-picayune-school-district