Simpson County School District
A public school district in Mendenhall, Mississippi, with 8 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,797
- Students enrolled
- 193
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 447
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,235
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,797 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,493rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 47th of 152 in Mississippi. Larger than 80% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,235 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 18% 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
Simpson County School District spent $12,235 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $5,999 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 | $12,235 | $36.8 million | 3,008 |
| FY2022 | $11,064 | $34.8 million | 3,146 |
| FY2021 | $10,008 | $31.7 million | 3,167 |
| FY2020 | $9,631 | $34.1 million | 3,540 |
| FY2019 | $8,545 | $30.8 million | 3,607 |
| FY2018 | $8,308 | $30.3 million | 3,651 |
| FY2017 | $8,776 | $32.0 million | 3,641 |
| FY2016 | $8,543 | $31.9 million | 3,731 |
| FY2015 | $8,377 | $32.5 million | 3,874 |
| FY2014 | $8,101 | $33.5 million | 4,132 |
| FY2013 | $7,855 | $33.2 million | 4,224 |
| FY2012 | $7,697 | $32.7 million | 4,246 |
| FY2011 | $7,774 | $32.8 million | 4,223 |
| FY2010 | $7,758 | $32.7 million | 4,217 |
| FY2009 | $7,254 | $30.9 million | 4,262 |
| FY2008 | $6,762 | $29.0 million | 4,288 |
| FY2007 | $6,594 | $28.3 million | 4,292 |
| FY2006 | $6,645 | $28.3 million | 4,253 |
| FY2005 | $5,999 | $25.6 million | 4,266 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $14.9 million | 30.6% |
| State | $20.3 million | 41.7% |
| Local | $13.5 million | 27.7% |
| Total | $48.7 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 |
|---|---|
| Magee Elementary School | 525 |
| Magee High School | 380 |
| Magee Middle School | 260 |
| Mendenhall Elementary School | 598 |
| Mendenhall High School | 646 |
| Simpson Central School | 388 |
| Simpson County Achievement Center | 0 |
| Simpson County Career and Technical Center | 0 |
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
- 2803990
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