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Newton County School District
A public school district in Decatur, Mississippi, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,650
- Students enrolled
- 123
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 234.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,887
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,650 in 2024–25
- Ranks 5,278th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 86th of 152 in Mississippi. Larger than 70% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $11,887 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 15% 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
Newton County School District spent $12,419 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $6,456 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.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $12,419 | $20.1 million | 1,615 |
| FY2023 | $11,887 | $20.1 million | 1,688 |
| FY2022 | $10,570 | $18.0 million | 1,703 |
| FY2021 | $10,737 | $17.2 million | 1,598 |
| FY2020 | $9,481 | $16.5 million | 1,738 |
| FY2019 | $9,043 | $16.1 million | 1,778 |
| FY2018 | $9,037 | $15.9 million | 1,760 |
| FY2017 | $8,745 | $15.9 million | 1,815 |
| FY2016 | $8,836 | $16.0 million | 1,808 |
| FY2015 | $8,432 | $15.7 million | 1,864 |
| FY2014 | $8,225 | $15.3 million | 1,859 |
| FY2013 | $8,137 | $15.0 million | 1,846 |
| FY2012 | $7,850 | $14.8 million | 1,882 |
| FY2011 | $7,465 | $14.2 million | 1,897 |
| FY2010 | $7,532 | $14.5 million | 1,928 |
| FY2009 | $7,505 | $14.4 million | 1,916 |
| FY2008 | $7,246 | $14.0 million | 1,934 |
| FY2007 | $7,160 | $13.5 million | 1,889 |
| FY2006 | $7,137 | $13.5 million | 1,893 |
| FY2005 | $6,456 | $11.7 million | 1,812 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $8.6 million | 33.8% |
| State | $11.7 million | 45.7% |
| Local | $5.2 million | 20.5% |
| Total | $25.5 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
4 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| East Central Alternative School | 0 |
| Newton County Voc Complex | 0 |
| Newton County Elementary School | 882 |
| Newton County High School | 768 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- NEWTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- 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
- 2803150
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 30, 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 2024
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 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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