Lee County
A public school district in Tupelo, Mississippi, with 15 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 6,343
- Students enrolled
- 507
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 985.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,383
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 6,343 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,475th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 12th 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: $11,383 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 11% 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
Lee County spent $11,383 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,259 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 | $11,383 | $71.8 million | 6,303 |
| FY2022 | $10,279 | $64.3 million | 6,251 |
| FY2021 | $9,610 | $61.4 million | 6,389 |
| FY2020 | $8,982 | $60.4 million | 6,720 |
| FY2019 | $8,627 | $59.5 million | 6,902 |
| FY2018 | $8,415 | $58.7 million | 6,971 |
| FY2017 | $8,292 | $57.9 million | 6,978 |
| FY2016 | $8,116 | $57.5 million | 7,087 |
| FY2015 | $7,991 | $56.6 million | 7,089 |
| FY2014 | $7,702 | $55.7 million | 7,236 |
| FY2013 | $7,557 | $54.2 million | 7,177 |
| FY2012 | $7,418 | $52.8 million | 7,118 |
| FY2011 | $7,669 | $52.8 million | 6,887 |
| FY2010 | $7,648 | $52.4 million | 6,855 |
| FY2009 | $7,485 | $51.5 million | 6,877 |
| FY2008 | $7,432 | $49.9 million | 6,716 |
| FY2007 | $6,962 | $46.7 million | 6,702 |
| FY2006 | $6,788 | $44.6 million | 6,564 |
| FY2005 | $6,259 | $40.1 million | 6,399 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $11.6 million | 14.9% |
| State | $40.5 million | 51.9% |
| Local | $25.9 million | 33.2% |
| Total | $78.0 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
15 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
- 2802550
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