Lauderdale County School District
A public school district in Meridian, Mississippi, with 11 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 5,940
- Students enrolled
- 452
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 856.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,039
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 5,940 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,587th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 13th of 152 in Mississippi. Larger than 91% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $11,039 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 9% 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
Lauderdale County School District spent $11,039 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $5,996 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 | $11,039 | $65.2 million | 5,910 |
| FY2022 | $10,345 | $60.8 million | 5,873 |
| FY2021 | $10,732 | $61.0 million | 5,680 |
| FY2020 | $9,759 | $60.3 million | 6,179 |
| FY2019 | $8,813 | $55.4 million | 6,283 |
| FY2018 | $8,481 | $54.1 million | 6,378 |
| FY2017 | $8,307 | $54.0 million | 6,506 |
| FY2016 | $8,072 | $53.8 million | 6,669 |
| FY2015 | $8,269 | $54.6 million | 6,600 |
| FY2014 | $8,036 | $54.5 million | 6,787 |
| FY2013 | $7,874 | $53.4 million | 6,778 |
| FY2012 | $7,352 | $49.3 million | 6,703 |
| FY2011 | $7,366 | $49.4 million | 6,711 |
| FY2010 | $7,230 | $48.7 million | 6,739 |
| FY2009 | $7,042 | $47.0 million | 6,677 |
| FY2008 | $6,987 | $46.4 million | 6,642 |
| FY2007 | $6,768 | $44.2 million | 6,528 |
| FY2006 | $6,534 | $43.3 million | 6,626 |
| FY2005 | $5,996 | $39.3 million | 6,547 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $13.3 million | 16.7% |
| State | $46.8 million | 58.6% |
| Local | $19.7 million | 24.7% |
| Total | $79.7 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
11 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Clarkdale Elementary School | 527 |
| Clarkdale High School | 422 |
| Northeast Elementary School | 730 |
| Northeast High School | 608 |
| Northeast Middle School | 520 |
| Southeast Elementary School | 562 |
| Southeast Lauderdale High School | 367 |
| Southeast Middle School | 371 |
| West Lauderdale Elementary School | 761 |
| West Lauderdale High School | 535 |
| West Lauderdale Middle School | 537 |
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
- 2802430
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