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Yazoo County School District

Yazoo City, Mississippi · Public school district · #102 of 109 Mississippi districts by enrollment

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1,216

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,438

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 24% above the Mississippi median

11.0

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Mississippi median 13.3

Yazoo County School District is a public school district based in Yazoo City, Mississippi, serving 1,216 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #102 of the 109 Mississippi districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 6% of them. Its schools average 304 students each, fewer than the Mississippi median of 399. It spends about $12,438 per student on day-to-day operations, 24% more than the Mississippi median. It has roughly 11.0 students per teacher.

How Yazoo County compares

Yazoo CountyMississippi median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,438

Mississippi median $10,034 · 24% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$5,874

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

Students per school304

Mississippi median 399 · 24% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.0

Mississippi median 13.3 · 17% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor243

Mississippi median 382 · 36% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$20.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 19%State 38%Local 43%

Measure	Yazoo County	Mississippi median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,438	$10,034	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,874	$5,828	FY2020-21
Total spending	$19.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$20.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	111	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	212	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.0	13.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	243	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
Choctaw County SchoolsAckerman	1,233	5	$14,057	10.4	#99
North Tippah School DistrictFalkner	1,220	3	$8,690	12.6	#100
Jeff Davis County School DistrictPrentiss	1,217	5	$12,034	13.5	#101
Yazoo County School DistrictYazoo City · this district	1,216	4	$12,438	11.0	#102
Franklin County School DistrictMeadville	1,147	5	$12,321	8.0	#103

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Santa Clara County Office of EducationSan Jose, CA	1,217	$131,345	9.1
MaynardMaynard, MA	1,217	$22,334	11.0
Coquille School District 8Coquille, OR	1,216	$12,027	18.1
Gosnell School DistrictBlytheville, AR	1,215	$10,992	12.5

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.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ms-yazoo-county-school-district