District profile / Mississippi

West Jasper School District

Bay Springs, Mississippi · Public school district · #95 of 109 Mississippi districts by enrollment

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1,371

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$10,773

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 7% above the Mississippi median

13.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Mississippi median 13.3

West Jasper School District is a public school district based in Bay Springs, Mississippi, serving 1,371 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #95 of the 109 Mississippi districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 13% of them. Its schools average 343 students each, fewer than the Mississippi median of 399. It spends about $10,773 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% more than the Mississippi median. It has roughly 13.1 students per teacher.

How West Jasper compares

West JasperMississippi median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$10,773

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

Instruction spending per student$6,407

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

Students per school343

Mississippi median 399 · 14% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.1

Mississippi median 13.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor686

Mississippi median 382 · 80% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$16.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 22%State 46%Local 31%

Measure	West Jasper	Mississippi median	Year
Current spending per student	$10,773	$10,034	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,407	$5,828	FY2020-21
Total spending	$16.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$16.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	105	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	230	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.1	13.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	686	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
Quitman School DistrictQuitman	1,459	6	$10,640	n/a	#94
West Jasper School DistrictBay Springs · this district	1,371	4	$10,773	13.1	#95
Booneville School DistrictBooneville	1,337	4	$8,747	14.4	#96
Noxubee County School DistrictMacon	1,321	4	$9,788	14.5	#97
Hazlehurst City School DistrictHazlehurst	1,320	3	$9,405	15.2	#98

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Montevideo Public School DistrictMontevideo, MN	1,372	$13,460	15.2
Berkshire LocalBurton, OH	1,372	$11,784	20.8
Edison LocalHammondsville, OH	1,372	$13,588	17.8
Jefferson Schools (Monroe)Newport, MI	1,371	$11,684	18.5

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.

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