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Mississippi school systems.

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155school systems
1,004operating schools connected
432,375students in finance records
136complete 2019–2024 finance trends
0governance layers connected
What changed from 2019 to 2024?

Mississippi school finance after inflation.

Follow a consistent set of 136 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.

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2024 median spending / pupil$12,605Median of complete system records
Median change after inflation+9.6%Current spending per pupil · 2024 dollars
Median nominal change+34.5%Before the CPI-U adjustment
Aggregate enrollment change-7.7%Same complete systems in every year
Enrollment in consistently reporting systems136 systems in every year
201920202021202220232024461,725426,328
Current spending per pupil in 2024 dollarsWeighted by the enrollment attached to each spending record
201920202021202220232024$12,478$11,429

School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.

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Corinth School District

CORINTH, MS

Students
2,452
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$10,903

+8.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.3% enrollment

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Holmes County Consolidated

Lexington, MS

Students
2,386
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$15,344

+31.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -22.9% enrollment

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Pontotoc City School District

Pontotoc, MS

Students
2,356
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$10,562

-1.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.5% enrollment

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Prentiss County School District

Booneville, MS

Students
2,307
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$11,634

+6.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.5% enrollment

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Chickasaw County School District

Houston, MS

Students
2,198
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$11,230
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North Pike Schools

Summit, MS

Students
2,196
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$11,240

+12.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.0% enrollment

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McComb School District

MCCOMB, MS

Students
2,146
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$14,171

+8.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.4% enrollment

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New Albany Public Schools

New Albany, MS

Students
2,125
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$11,704

+3.0% spending / pupil after inflation · 0.0% enrollment

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Forrest County School District

Hattiesburg, MS

Students
2,106
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$13,803

+2.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.2% enrollment

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Copiah County School District

Hazlehurst, MS

Students
2,099
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$11,606

+10.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.2% enrollment

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Monroe County School District

AMORY, MS

Students
2,099
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$11,181

+8.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.8% enrollment

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Tate County School District

Coldwater, MS

Students
2,060
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$11,097

+1.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.4% enrollment

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Calhoun County School District

PITTSBORO, MS

Students
2,054
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$13,557

+31.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.8% enrollment

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Kosciusko School District

KOSCIUSKO, MS

Students
1,999
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$15,291

+36.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.6% enrollment

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Poplarville School District

Poplarville, MS

Students
1,923
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$10,819

-9.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.6% enrollment

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Marion County School District

Columbia, MS

Students
1,890
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$15,158

+21.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.6% enrollment

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Clarksdale Municipal School District

CLARKSDALE, MS

Students
1,889
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$15,458

+19.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -19.3% enrollment

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MS Achievement SD Of Yazoo City

YAZOO CITY, MS

Students
1,888
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$12,488

+18.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -22.0% enrollment

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Pass Christian School District

Pass Christian, MS

Students
1,819
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$14,808

+15.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.4% enrollment

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Webster County Schools

EUPORA, MS

Students
1,750
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$11,054

+4.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.5% enrollment

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Senatobia Municipal School District

Senatobia, MS

Students
1,733
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$12,108

+3.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.4% enrollment

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Walthall County School District

Tylertown, MS

Students
1,722
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$12,506

+9.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.3% enrollment

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Western Line Schools

Avon, MS

Students
1,714
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$13,702

+13.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.8% enrollment

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Lawrence County School District

Monticello, MS

Students
1,693
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$13,540

+24.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -18.7% enrollment

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Bay Waveland School District

BAY ST LOUIS, MS

Students
1,678
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$16,586

+25.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.5% enrollment

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Greene County Schools

Leakesville, MS

Students
1,655
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$12,508

+12.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.7% enrollment

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Columbia School District

Columbia, MS

Students
1,630
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$12,450

+3.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.9% enrollment

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Forest Municipal School District

FOREST, MS

Students
1,630
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$12,600

+24.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.1% enrollment

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Tunica School District

TUNICA, MS

Students
1,621
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$17,104

+16.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.9% enrollment

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Newton County School District

DECATUR, MS

Students
1,615
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$12,419

+11.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.2% enrollment

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Final 2024–25 NCES agency and school directories are joined by exact agency ID. Census school-finance records for 2019–2024 are connected only by exact Census PID6 or NCES LEAID and remain nominal dollars. Board coverage is added only from an official state or district source.