Scott County School District
A public school district in Forest, Mississippi, with 9 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,989
- Students enrolled
- 232.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 540.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $10,252
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,989 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,426th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 27th of 152 in Mississippi. Larger than 86% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $10,252 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 5% 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
Scott County School District spent $10,252 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $5,632 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 | $10,252 | $40.9 million | 3,989 |
| FY2022 | $9,826 | $38.1 million | 3,875 |
| FY2021 | $9,315 | $35.3 million | 3,785 |
| FY2020 | $8,765 | $35.2 million | 4,012 |
| FY2019 | $8,091 | $33.1 million | 4,095 |
| FY2018 | $7,998 | $32.5 million | 4,061 |
| FY2017 | $7,932 | $32.3 million | 4,077 |
| FY2016 | $7,718 | $31.2 million | 4,049 |
| FY2015 | $7,339 | $29.6 million | 4,036 |
| FY2014 | $7,117 | $28.6 million | 4,013 |
| FY2013 | $6,836 | $27.2 million | 3,983 |
| FY2012 | $6,810 | $26.2 million | 3,846 |
| FY2011 | $6,785 | $25.5 million | 3,755 |
| FY2010 | $7,153 | $26.6 million | 3,715 |
| FY2009 | $6,940 | $26.0 million | 3,753 |
| FY2008 | $6,782 | $26.1 million | 3,841 |
| FY2007 | $6,259 | $24.6 million | 3,938 |
| FY2006 | $6,351 | $24.8 million | 3,909 |
| FY2005 | $5,632 | $22.1 million | 3,931 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $14.8 million | 29.9% |
| State | $27.5 million | 55.6% |
| Local | $7.2 million | 14.5% |
| Total | $49.5 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
9 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bettye Mae Jack Middle School | 486 |
| Forest Scott Co Voc Tech Center | 0 |
| Lake Elementary School | 333 |
| Lake High School | 231 |
| Lake Middle School | 237 |
| Morton Elementary School | 686 |
| Morton High School | 476 |
| Scott Central Attendance Center | 856 |
| Sebastopol Attendance Center | 684 |
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 12
- NCES district ID
- 2803900
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