Hattiesburg
A public school district in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, with 9 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,918
- Students enrolled
- 298
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 571
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,215
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,918 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,491st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 29th of 152 in Mississippi. Larger than 85% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,215 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 37% 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
Hattiesburg spent $14,215 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,774 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 | $14,215 | $52.1 million | 3,667 |
| FY2022 | $13,121 | $47.6 million | 3,631 |
| FY2021 | $11,733 | $43.4 million | 3,698 |
| FY2020 | $10,863 | $41.8 million | 3,852 |
| FY2019 | $10,518 | $41.6 million | 3,953 |
| FY2018 | $10,105 | $41.4 million | 4,098 |
| FY2017 | $9,462 | $40.6 million | 4,289 |
| FY2016 | $10,181 | $45.3 million | 4,452 |
| FY2015 | $10,780 | $48.7 million | 4,517 |
| FY2014 | $10,517 | $47.9 million | 4,552 |
| FY2013 | $10,265 | $47.3 million | 4,608 |
| FY2012 | $10,186 | $46.9 million | 4,605 |
| FY2011 | $10,076 | $45.6 million | 4,528 |
| FY2010 | $10,666 | $47.5 million | 4,450 |
| FY2009 | $10,172 | $45.6 million | 4,485 |
| FY2008 | $9,718 | $43.6 million | 4,484 |
| FY2007 | $9,467 | $42.3 million | 4,469 |
| FY2006 | $8,460 | $39.6 million | 4,676 |
| FY2005 | $7,774 | $36.6 million | 4,707 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $19.1 million | 27.7% |
| State | $22.8 million | 33.0% |
| Local | $27.1 million | 39.3% |
| Total | $68.9 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 |
|---|---|
| Grace Christian Elementary | 367 |
| Hattiesburg High School | 1,014 |
| Hattiesburg STEAM Academy | 263 |
| Hawkins Elementary | 283 |
| Lillie Burney Learning Center | 0 |
| N R Burger Middle | 525 |
| Rowan Elementary | 425 |
| Thames Elementary | 619 |
| Woodley Elementary | 422 |
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 13
- NCES district ID
- 2801800
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