Leake County School District
A public school district in Carthage, Mississippi, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,408
- Students enrolled
- 173
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 386.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,786
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,408 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,930th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 59th of 152 in Mississippi. Larger than 77% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $11,786 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 14% 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
Leake County School District spent $11,786 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,172 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 | $11,786 | $29.8 million | 2,532 |
| FY2022 | $10,530 | $27.1 million | 2,577 |
| FY2021 | $9,767 | $25.6 million | 2,618 |
| FY2020 | $8,561 | $23.8 million | 2,775 |
| FY2019 | $8,175 | $23.3 million | 2,845 |
| FY2018 | $7,836 | $22.8 million | 2,910 |
| FY2017 | $7,870 | $22.9 million | 2,912 |
| FY2016 | $8,166 | $23.8 million | 2,914 |
| FY2015 | $7,810 | $23.1 million | 2,961 |
| FY2014 | $7,745 | $22.8 million | 2,948 |
| FY2013 | $7,084 | $22.1 million | 3,126 |
| FY2012 | $7,781 | $23.8 million | 3,060 |
| FY2011 | $7,069 | $22.9 million | 3,233 |
| FY2010 | $7,224 | $24.2 million | 3,354 |
| FY2009 | $7,585 | $24.8 million | 3,268 |
| FY2008 | $7,074 | $23.3 million | 3,298 |
| FY2007 | $6,628 | $22.0 million | 3,326 |
| FY2006 | $6,719 | $22.3 million | 3,325 |
| FY2005 | $6,172 | $20.2 million | 3,268 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $10.4 million | 31.4% |
| State | $16.5 million | 50.0% |
| Local | $6.2 million | 18.7% |
| Total | $33.0 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
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Leake Co Career & Technical Center | 0 |
| Leake Central Elementary School | 850 |
| Leake Central High School | 592 |
| Leake Central Junior High School | 383 |
| Leake County Elementary School | 317 |
| Leake County High School | 266 |
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
- 2802520
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