District profile / Mississippi

South Pike School District

Magnolia, Mississippi · Public school district · #93 of 109 Mississippi districts by enrollment

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1,461

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$10,379

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Mississippi median

13.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Mississippi median 13.3

South Pike School District is a public school district based in Magnolia, Mississippi, serving 1,461 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #93 of the 109 Mississippi districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 15% of them. Its schools average 209 students each, fewer than the Mississippi median of 399. It spends about $10,379 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.3 students per teacher.

How South Pike compares

South PikeMississippi median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$10,379

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

Instruction spending per student$5,255

Mississippi median $5,828 · 10% below · FY2020-21

Students per school209

Mississippi median 399 · 48% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.3

Mississippi median 13.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor183

Mississippi median 382 · 52% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$19.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 23%State 45%Local 32%

Measure	South Pike	Mississippi median	Year
Current spending per student	$10,379	$10,034	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,255	$5,828	FY2020-21
Total spending	$18.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$19.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	110	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	279	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.3	13.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	183	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
South Pike School DistrictMagnolia · this district	1,461	7	$10,379	13.3	#93
Amory School DistrictAmory	1,461	5	$9,812	12.3	#92
Quitman School DistrictQuitman	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
Elkins School DistrictElkins, AR	1,462	$9,214	12.4
River Trails School District 26Mt Prospect, IL	1,462	$19,012	11.2
Byron CUSD 226Byron, IL	1,461	$19,235	12.3
Lodi School DistrictLodi, WI	1,461	$13,595	13.3

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-south-pike-school-district