Jefferson County School District
A public school district in Fayette, Mississippi, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,083
- Students enrolled
- 81
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 207
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,061
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,083 in 2024–25
- Ranks 7,074th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 107th of 152 in Mississippi. Larger than 60% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,061 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 45% 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
Jefferson County School District spent $15,061 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,299 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 | $15,061 | $16.0 million | 1,063 |
| FY2022 | $14,898 | $15.4 million | 1,037 |
| FY2021 | $12,261 | $13.4 million | 1,089 |
| FY2020 | $10,593 | $11.7 million | 1,102 |
| FY2019 | $10,801 | $12.5 million | 1,159 |
| FY2018 | $9,997 | $12.2 million | 1,224 |
| FY2017 | $9,684 | $12.4 million | 1,282 |
| FY2016 | $9,958 | $12.8 million | 1,290 |
| FY2015 | $9,904 | $12.8 million | 1,295 |
| FY2014 | $9,235 | $12.2 million | 1,325 |
| FY2013 | $8,800 | $12.1 million | 1,379 |
| FY2012 | $9,301 | $12.0 million | 1,289 |
| FY2011 | $8,762 | $12.4 million | 1,414 |
| FY2010 | $8,379 | $12.3 million | 1,465 |
| FY2009 | $8,307 | $12.2 million | 1,474 |
| FY2008 | $8,394 | $12.1 million | 1,439 |
| FY2007 | $7,977 | $11.8 million | 1,473 |
| FY2006 | $7,997 | $11.8 million | 1,480 |
| FY2005 | $7,299 | $11.1 million | 1,516 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $7.6 million | 42.8% |
| State | $6.9 million | 38.6% |
| Local | $3.3 million | 18.6% |
| Total | $17.9 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
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Fayette Voc Center | 0 |
| Jefferson County Alternative School | 0 |
| Jefferson County Elementary | 512 |
| Jefferson County High | 331 |
| Jefferson County Middle School | 240 |
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
- 2802220
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