Picayune School District
A public school district in Picayune, Mississippi, with 11 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,509
- Students enrolled
- 269.2
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 665.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,883
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,509 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,788th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 32nd of 152 in Mississippi. Larger than 84% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,883 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 24% 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
Picayune School District spent $12,609 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $7,495 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
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $12,609 | $45.4 million | 3,598 |
| FY2023 | $12,883 | $44.2 million | 3,431 |
| FY2022 | $11,953 | $39.6 million | 3,315 |
| FY2021 | $11,964 | $38.2 million | 3,192 |
| FY2020 | $10,489 | $36.5 million | 3,482 |
| FY2019 | $10,367 | $36.2 million | 3,489 |
| FY2018 | $9,754 | $35.2 million | 3,613 |
| FY2017 | $9,679 | $35.0 million | 3,617 |
| FY2016 | $9,303 | $34.2 million | 3,680 |
| FY2015 | $8,564 | $32.0 million | 3,738 |
| FY2014 | $8,457 | $30.7 million | 3,626 |
| FY2013 | $8,335 | $30.5 million | 3,664 |
| FY2012 | $8,372 | $30.7 million | 3,670 |
| FY2011 | $9,271 | $32.9 million | 3,550 |
| FY2010 | $8,975 | $32.7 million | 3,638 |
| FY2009 | $8,774 | $32.1 million | 3,655 |
| FY2008 | $8,253 | $31.1 million | 3,772 |
| FY2007 | $7,986 | $30.4 million | 3,808 |
| FY2006 | $7,352 | $27.6 million | 3,757 |
| FY2005 | $7,495 | $28.2 million | 3,764 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $17.4 million | 36.1% |
| State | $18.9 million | 39.3% |
| Local | $11.8 million | 24.6% |
| Total | $48.2 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 |
|---|---|
| Center for Alternative Education | 0 |
| Early Head Start Nicholson | 186 |
| Early Head Start Rosa | |
| Nicholson Elementary | 324 |
| PMHS Career & Technology Center | 0 |
| Picayune Junior High School | 465 |
| Picayune Memorial High School | 940 |
| Roseland Park Elementary | 370 |
| South Side Lower Elementary | 320 |
| South Side Upper Elementary | 310 |
| West Side Elementary | 444 |
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
- 2803630
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.
Data retrieved