District profile / Mississippi

West Point Consolidated School District

West Point, Mississippi · Public school district · #55 of 109 Mississippi districts by enrollment

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2,528

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$10,264

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Mississippi median

12.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Mississippi median 13.3

West Point Consolidated School District is a public school district based in West Point, Mississippi, serving 2,528 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #55 of the 109 Mississippi districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 50% of them. Its schools average 316 students each, fewer than the Mississippi median of 399. It spends about $10,264 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.3 students per teacher.

How West Point compares

West PointMississippi median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$10,264

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

Instruction spending per student$5,538

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

Students per school316

Mississippi median 399 · 21% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.3

Mississippi median 13.3 · 8% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor253

Mississippi median 382 · 34% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$33.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 27%State 46%Local 28%

Measure	West Point	Mississippi median	Year
Current spending per student	$10,264	$10,034	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,538	$5,828	FY2020-21
Total spending	$32.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$33.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	206	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	445	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.3	13.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	253	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
Natchez-Adams School DistrictNatchez	2,554	8	$13,114	13.1	#52
Smith County School DistrictRaleigh	2,538	6	$9,059	13.7	#53
Stone County School DistrictWiggins	2,532	5	$9,729	14.6	#54
West Point Consolidated School DistrictWest Point · this district	2,528	8	$10,264	12.3	#55
Covington County School DistrictCollins	2,492	9	$10,589	11.5	#56

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
SudburySudbury, MA	2,529	$21,877	10.9
Cloquet Public School DistrictCloquet, MN	2,529	$13,155	15.8
Watertown School DistrictWatertown, CT	2,528	$21,870	11.9
Hamilton Community SchoolsHamilton, MI	2,528	$12,288	16.6

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-west-point-consolidated-school-district