Benton County School District
A public school district in Ashland, Mississippi, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 909
- Students enrolled
- 84
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 188.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,860
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 909 in 2024–25
- Ranks 7,907th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 118th of 152 in Mississippi. Larger than 55% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,860 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 34% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Benton County School District spent $13,860 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,438 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $13,860 | $13.3 million | 961 |
| FY2022 | $12,576 | $11.5 million | 917 |
| FY2021 | $11,600 | $11.1 million | 954 |
| FY2020 | $10,719 | $10.9 million | 1,019 |
| FY2019 | $10,259 | $11.3 million | 1,098 |
| FY2018 | $9,884 | $11.3 million | 1,148 |
| FY2017 | $10,056 | $11.7 million | 1,165 |
| FY2016 | $9,495 | $11.4 million | 1,196 |
| FY2015 | $9,592 | $11.5 million | 1,203 |
| FY2014 | $8,897 | $11.0 million | 1,234 |
| FY2013 | $9,145 | $11.5 million | 1,262 |
| FY2012 | $8,867 | $11.1 million | 1,251 |
| FY2011 | $7,979 | $10.3 million | 1,285 |
| FY2010 | $8,209 | $10.5 million | 1,279 |
| FY2009 | $7,386 | $9.9 million | 1,347 |
| FY2008 | $8,120 | $10.8 million | 1,332 |
| FY2007 | $7,491 | $10.0 million | 1,340 |
| FY2006 | $7,361 | $9.9 million | 1,346 |
| FY2005 | $6,438 | $8.6 million | 1,339 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $4.7 million | 35.5% |
| State | $6.3 million | 47.6% |
| Local | $2.2 million | 16.9% |
| Total | $13.2 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
4 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Ashland Elementary School | 262 |
| Ashland High School | 212 |
| Benton Co Regional Vocational Cen | 0 |
| Hickory Flat Att Center | 435 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2800600
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Mississippi — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Mississippi — A to Z, each with its page.
- Mississippi on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved