Jackson Public Schools
A public school district in Jackson, Mississippi, with 41 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 17,429
- Students enrolled
- 1,250
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 3,121.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,713
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 17,429 in 2024–25
- Ranks 446th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 3rd of 152 in Mississippi. Larger than 97% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,713 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 32% 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
Jackson Public Schools spent $13,713 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,134 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 | $13,713 | $256.6 million | 18,710 |
| FY2022 | $12,155 | $235.2 million | 19,348 |
| FY2021 | $11,220 | $228.9 million | 20,401 |
| FY2020 | $10,511 | $236.6 million | 22,510 |
| FY2019 | $9,930 | $237.7 million | 23,935 |
| FY2018 | $9,272 | $237.3 million | 25,595 |
| FY2017 | $9,107 | $245.4 million | 26,948 |
| FY2016 | $8,917 | $249.9 million | 28,019 |
| FY2015 | $8,563 | $248.9 million | 29,061 |
| FY2014 | $8,270 | $243.9 million | 29,488 |
| FY2013 | $8,513 | $253.1 million | 29,738 |
| FY2012 | $8,809 | $263.4 million | 29,898 |
| FY2011 | $8,616 | $261.6 million | 30,366 |
| FY2010 | $8,301 | $254.1 million | 30,609 |
| FY2009 | $8,176 | $250.1 million | 30,587 |
| FY2008 | $8,160 | $254.5 million | 31,191 |
| FY2007 | $7,947 | $253.8 million | 31,941 |
| FY2006 | $7,676 | $248.7 million | 32,403 |
| FY2005 | $7,134 | $225.5 million | 31,611 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $91.9 million | 29.5% |
| State | $121.0 million | 38.9% |
| Local | $98.0 million | 31.5% |
| Total | $310.9 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
41 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
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
- 2802190
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