District profile / Mississippi

Scott County School District

Forest, Mississippi · Public school district · #27 of 109 Mississippi districts by enrollment

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3,989

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$9,315

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 7% below the Mississippi median

17.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Mississippi median 13.3

Scott County School District is a public school district based in Forest, Mississippi, serving 3,989 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #27 of the 109 Mississippi districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 76% of them. Its schools average 443 students each, more than the Mississippi median of 399. It spends about $9,315 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% less than the Mississippi median. It has roughly 17.2 students per teacher.

How Scott County compares

Scott CountyMississippi median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$9,315

Mississippi median $10,034 · 7% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$5,789

Mississippi median $5,828 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school443

Mississippi median 399 · 11% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher17.2

Mississippi median 13.3 · 29% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor798

Mississippi median 382 · 109% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$40.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 24%State 58%Local 18%

Measure	Scott County	Mississippi median	Year
Current spending per student	$9,315	$10,034	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,789	$5,828	FY2020-21
Total spending	$39.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$40.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	232	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	540	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	17.2	13.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	798	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
George County School DistrictLucedale	4,049	9	$9,172	13.9	#26
Scott County School DistrictForest · this district	3,989	9	$9,315	17.2	#27
Hancock School DistrictKiln	3,934	7	$9,824	n/a	#28
HattiesburgHattiesburg	3,918	9	$11,733	13.1	#29
Grenada School DistrictGrenada	3,863	5	$9,504	13.8	#30

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Pleasant Valley School DistrictBrodheadsville, PA	3,989	$22,995	15.1
La Canada UnifiedLa Canada, CA	3,988	$12,648	23.7
Konocti UnifiedLower Lake, CA	3,986	$14,048	23.2
WellesleyWellesley, MA	3,986	$25,496	10.5

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-scott-county-school-district