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Quitman School District

Quitman, Mississippi · Public school district · #94 of 109 Mississippi districts by enrollment

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1,459

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$10,640

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 6% above the Mississippi median

#94

Size rank in Mississippi

of 109 districts listed

Quitman School District is a public school district based in Quitman, Mississippi, serving 1,459 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #94 of the 109 Mississippi districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 14% of them. Its schools average 243 students each, fewer than the Mississippi median of 399. It spends about $10,640 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% more than the Mississippi median.

How Quitman compares

QuitmanMississippi median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$10,640

Mississippi median $10,034 · 6% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$5,500

Mississippi median $5,828 · 6% below · FY2020-21

Students per school243

Mississippi median 399 · 39% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$21.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 23%State 43%Local 35%

Measure	Quitman	Mississippi median	Year
Current spending per student	$10,640	$10,034	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,500	$5,828	FY2020-21
Total spending	$20.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$21.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21

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
Amory School DistrictAmory	1,461	5	$9,812	12.3	#92
South Pike School DistrictMagnolia	1,461	7	$10,379	13.3	#93
Quitman School DistrictQuitman · this district	1,459	6	$10,640	n/a	#94
West Jasper School DistrictBay Springs	1,371	4	$10,773	13.1	#95
Booneville School DistrictBooneville	1,337	4	$8,747	14.4	#96

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Attalla CityAttalla, AL	1,460	$10,005	17.0
Star City School DistrictStar City, AR	1,460	$10,676	14.0
East Newton Co. R-VIGranby, MO	1,459	$8,912	13.9
Williamsville CUSD 15Williamsville, IL	1,458	$12,537	14.6

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-quitman-school-district