George County School District
A public school district in Lucedale, Mississippi, with 9 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 4,049
- Students enrolled
- 292
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 590
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $10,015
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 4,049 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,387th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 26th of 152 in Mississippi. Larger than 86% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $10,015 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 4% 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
George County School District spent $10,015 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $5,456 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 | $10,015 | $41.7 million | 4,165 |
| FY2022 | $9,405 | $38.4 million | 4,083 |
| FY2021 | $9,172 | $35.2 million | 3,843 |
| FY2020 | $8,407 | $34.9 million | 4,152 |
| FY2019 | $8,180 | $33.7 million | 4,116 |
| FY2018 | $7,814 | $32.4 million | 4,149 |
| FY2017 | $7,776 | $31.7 million | 4,082 |
| FY2016 | $7,819 | $32.1 million | 4,107 |
| FY2015 | $7,656 | $31.4 million | 4,106 |
| FY2014 | $7,144 | $29.5 million | 4,126 |
| FY2013 | $6,739 | $28.3 million | 4,205 |
| FY2012 | $6,728 | $28.1 million | 4,181 |
| FY2011 | $6,391 | $27.2 million | 4,254 |
| FY2010 | $6,590 | $27.9 million | 4,237 |
| FY2009 | $6,775 | $28.5 million | 4,210 |
| FY2008 | $6,536 | $28.1 million | 4,296 |
| FY2007 | $6,442 | $27.5 million | 4,263 |
| FY2006 | $6,445 | $27.0 million | 4,184 |
| FY2005 | $5,456 | $22.5 million | 4,132 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $10.5 million | 22.4% |
| State | $27.0 million | 57.4% |
| Local | $9.5 million | 20.3% |
| Total | $47.0 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
9 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Agricola Elementary School | 543 |
| Benndale Elementary School | 138 |
| Central Elementary School | 660 |
| George County Alternative | 0 |
| George County High School | 1,115 |
| George County Middle School | 618 |
| LC Hatcher Elementary School | 280 |
| LT Taylor Intermediate School | 293 |
| Rocky Creek Elementary School | 402 |
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
- 2801560
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