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Sunflower County Consolidated School District

Indianola, Mississippi · Public school district · #46 of 109 Mississippi districts by enrollment

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2,807

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,159

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 11% above the Mississippi median

13.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Mississippi median 13.3

Sunflower County Consolidated School District is a public school district based in Indianola, Mississippi, serving 2,807 students in 13 schools. By enrollment it ranks #46 of the 109 Mississippi districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 58% of them. Its schools average 216 students each, fewer than the Mississippi median of 399. It spends about $11,159 per student on day-to-day operations, 11% more than the Mississippi median. It has roughly 13.2 students per teacher.

How Sunflower County compares

Sunflower CountyMississippi median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,159

Mississippi median $10,034 · 11% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$5,381

Mississippi median $5,828 · 8% below · FY2020-21

Students per school216

Mississippi median 399 · 46% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.2

Mississippi median 13.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor234

Mississippi median 382 · 39% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$43.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 25%State 42%Local 33%

Measure	Sunflower County	Mississippi median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,159	$10,034	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,381	$5,828	FY2020-21
Total spending	$40.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$43.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	213	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	527	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.2	13.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	234	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
Tishomingo County School DistrictIuka	2,844	8	$10,073	11.9	#45
Sunflower County Consolidated School DistrictIndianola · this district	2,807	13	$11,159	13.2	#46
Simpson County School DistrictMendenhall	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

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
East Irondequoit Central School DistrictRochester, NY	2,809	$23,437	11.4
Orting School DistrictOrting, WA	2,809	$14,301	18.7
Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central School DistrictSchenectady, NY	2,808	$17,377	12.9
Douglas School District 51-1Box Elder, SD	2,808	$10,399	15.3

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.

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