Marion County School District
A public school district in Columbia, Mississippi, with 8 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,794
- Students enrolled
- 137
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 315.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,221
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,794 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,954th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 78th of 152 in Mississippi. Larger than 72% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,221 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 27% 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
Marion County School District spent $13,221 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,543 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 | $13,221 | $25.2 million | 1,904 |
| FY2022 | $12,259 | $23.8 million | 1,942 |
| FY2021 | $11,085 | $21.5 million | 1,942 |
| FY2020 | $10,166 | $20.7 million | 2,041 |
| FY2019 | $10,185 | $20.8 million | 2,046 |
| FY2018 | $9,442 | $19.4 million | 2,057 |
| FY2017 | $9,787 | $20.2 million | 2,061 |
| FY2016 | $9,711 | $20.4 million | 2,098 |
| FY2015 | $9,551 | $19.9 million | 2,079 |
| FY2014 | $10,124 | $21.7 million | 2,145 |
| FY2013 | $8,602 | $19.5 million | 2,271 |
| FY2012 | $8,699 | $19.9 million | 2,287 |
| FY2011 | $8,333 | $19.6 million | 2,355 |
| FY2010 | $8,430 | $21.1 million | 2,508 |
| FY2009 | $8,744 | $21.7 million | 2,483 |
| FY2008 | $7,949 | $20.3 million | 2,548 |
| FY2007 | $7,348 | $18.6 million | 2,534 |
| FY2006 | $7,057 | $18.0 million | 2,556 |
| FY2005 | $6,543 | $16.5 million | 2,521 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $8.4 million | 28.4% |
| State | $15.1 million | 51.1% |
| Local | $6.1 million | 20.5% |
| Total | $29.5 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
8 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| East Marion Elementary School | 298 |
| East Marion High School | 216 |
| East Marion Middle School | 143 |
| Marion Co Alternative School | 0 |
| Marion Co Voc Complex | 0 |
| West Marion High School | 347 |
| West Marion Middle School | 355 |
| West Marion Primary School | 435 |
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
- 2802820
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