Jeff Davis County School District
A public school district in Prentiss, Mississippi, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,217
- Students enrolled
- 90
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 244
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,747
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,217 in 2024–25
- Ranks 6,574th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 101st of 152 in Mississippi. Larger than 63% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,747 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 51% 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
Jeff Davis County School District spent $15,747 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,518 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 | $15,747 | $19.4 million | 1,235 |
| FY2022 | $13,941 | $17.8 million | 1,279 |
| FY2021 | $12,034 | $15.3 million | 1,270 |
| FY2020 | $11,443 | $15.6 million | 1,362 |
| FY2019 | $10,819 | $15.2 million | 1,404 |
| FY2018 | $11,367 | $15.5 million | 1,366 |
| FY2017 | $10,377 | $14.7 million | 1,420 |
| FY2016 | $10,502 | $15.4 million | 1,471 |
| FY2015 | $10,086 | $15.4 million | 1,524 |
| FY2014 | $10,166 | $15.9 million | 1,569 |
| FY2013 | $9,563 | $15.3 million | 1,603 |
| FY2012 | $11,522 | $19.3 million | 1,678 |
| FY2011 | $9,794 | $16.1 million | 1,640 |
| FY2010 | $8,596 | $14.7 million | 1,711 |
| FY2009 | $8,102 | $14.7 million | 1,809 |
| FY2008 | $7,710 | $14.9 million | 1,931 |
| FY2007 | $7,958 | $16.2 million | 2,035 |
| FY2006 | $8,023 | $17.1 million | 2,135 |
| FY2005 | $7,518 | $16.4 million | 2,178 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $9.1 million | 35.9% |
| State | $8.7 million | 34.3% |
| Local | $7.5 million | 29.8% |
| Total | $25.3 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
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Carver Elementary | 252 |
| J. E. Johnson Elementary School | 335 |
| Jeff Davis Co Voc Tech Center | 0 |
| Jeff Davis County Middle School | 262 |
| Jefferson Davis County High School | 368 |
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
- 2802250
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