Cleveland School District
A public school district in Cleveland, Mississippi, with 10 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,793
- Students enrolled
- 235.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 501.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,775
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,793 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,497th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 48th of 152 in Mississippi. Larger than 80% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,775 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 23% 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
Cleveland School District spent $12,775 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,187 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 | $12,775 | $36.0 million | 2,818 |
| FY2022 | $11,339 | $32.6 million | 2,877 |
| FY2021 | $10,593 | $31.4 million | 2,968 |
| FY2020 | $9,610 | $32.2 million | 3,352 |
| FY2019 | $9,033 | $30.7 million | 3,399 |
| FY2018 | $9,194 | $31.3 million | 3,400 |
| FY2017 | $8,744 | $31.2 million | 3,565 |
| FY2016 | $8,804 | $32.2 million | 3,652 |
| FY2015 | $8,487 | $31.8 million | 3,741 |
| FY2014 | $7,816 | $29.9 million | 3,821 |
| FY2013 | $7,987 | $29.8 million | 3,726 |
| FY2012 | $9,095 | $32.9 million | 3,617 |
| FY2011 | $8,808 | $31.3 million | 3,552 |
| FY2010 | $8,388 | $29.7 million | 3,539 |
| FY2009 | $8,641 | $30.4 million | 3,523 |
| FY2008 | $8,249 | $29.1 million | 3,526 |
| FY2007 | $7,804 | $28.1 million | 3,596 |
| FY2006 | $7,435 | $27.2 million | 3,657 |
| FY2005 | $7,187 | $25.9 million | 3,608 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $13.9 million | 31.4% |
| State | $17.9 million | 40.4% |
| Local | $12.5 million | 28.2% |
| Total | $44.4 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
10 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Alternative School | 0 |
| Bell Academy | 327 |
| Cleveland Voc Tech Complex | 0 |
| Cleveland Central High School | 799 |
| Cleveland Central Middle School | 423 |
| D.M. Smith Elementary | 233 |
| Hayes Cooper Center | 304 |
| Nailor Elementary School | 256 |
| Parks Elementary School | 265 |
| Pearman Elementary School | 186 |
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
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2800750
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