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Vicksburg Warren School District

Vicksburg, Mississippi · Public school district · #10 of 109 Mississippi districts by enrollment

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6,610

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$10,650

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 6% above the Mississippi median

13.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Mississippi median 13.3

Vicksburg Warren School District is a public school district based in Vicksburg, Mississippi, serving 6,610 students in 15 schools. By enrollment it ranks #10 of the 109 Mississippi districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 92% of them. Its schools average 441 students each, more than the Mississippi median of 399. It spends about $10,650 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% more than the Mississippi median. It has roughly 13.7 students per teacher.

How Vicksburg Warren compares

Vicksburg WarrenMississippi median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$10,650

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

Instruction spending per student$6,134

Mississippi median $5,828 · 5% above · FY2020-21

Students per school441

Mississippi median 399 · 11% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.7

Mississippi median 13.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor300

Mississippi median 382 · 21% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$95.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 17%State 40%Local 43%

Measure	Vicksburg Warren	Mississippi median	Year
Current spending per student	$10,650	$10,034	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,134	$5,828	FY2020-21
Total spending	$124.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$95.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	481	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,019	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.7	13.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	300	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
Tupelo Public School DistrictTupelo	7,192	14	$10,586	13.0	#9
Vicksburg Warren School DistrictVicksburg · this district	6,610	15	$10,650	13.7	#10
Pascagoula-Gautier School DistrictPascagoula	6,579	19	$13,933	11.7	#11
Lee CountyTupelo	6,343	15	$9,610	12.5	#12
Lauderdale County School DistrictMeridian	5,940	11	$10,732	13.1	#13

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
West Allis-West Milwaukee School DistrictWest Allis, WI	6,615	$13,045	13.7
Enterprise CityEnterprise, AL	6,612	$9,524	18.9
Culver City UnifiedCulver City, CA	6,595	$12,510	21.2
Jefferson County Joint DistrictRigby, ID	6,591	$7,168	19.4

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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