District profile / Mississippi

Simpson County School District

Mendenhall, Mississippi · Public school district · #47 of 109 Mississippi districts by enrollment

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2,797

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$10,008

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Mississippi median

14.5

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Mississippi median 13.3

Simpson County School District is a public school district based in Mendenhall, Mississippi, serving 2,797 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #47 of the 109 Mississippi districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 57% of them. Its schools average 350 students each, fewer than the Mississippi median of 399. It spends about $10,008 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.5 students per teacher.

How Simpson County compares

Simpson CountyMississippi median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$10,008

Mississippi median $10,034 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$5,707

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

Students per school350

Mississippi median 399 · 12% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.5

Mississippi median 13.3 · 9% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor400

Mississippi median 382 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$38.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 21%State 49%Local 30%

Measure	Simpson County	Mississippi median	Year
Current spending per student	$10,008	$10,034	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,707	$5,828	FY2020-21
Total spending	$35.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$38.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	193	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	447	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.5	13.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	400	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
Sunflower County Consolidated School DistrictIndianola	2,807	13	$11,159	13.2	#46
Simpson County School DistrictMendenhall · this district	2,797	8	$10,008	14.5	#47
Cleveland School DistrictCleveland	2,793	10	$10,593	11.9	#48
Lincoln County School DistrictBrookhaven	2,791	4	$8,756	13.9	#49
Marshall County School DistrictHolly Springs	2,769	10	$10,436	13.4	#50

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Arvin UnionArvin, CA	2,801	$13,975	20.6
Morgan CountyWartburg, TN	2,800	$10,380	n/a
Banks CountyHomer, GA	2,798	$11,864	12.8
Danville Community School CorporationDanville, IN	2,795	$9,465	18.1

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-simpson-county-school-district