Smith County School District
A public school district in Raleigh, Mississippi, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,538
- Students enrolled
- 185.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 350
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $10,642
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,538 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,789th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 53rd of 152 in Mississippi. Larger than 78% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $10,642 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 7% 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
Smith County School District spent $10,642 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $5,925 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 | $10,642 | $26.0 million | 2,443 |
| FY2022 | $9,730 | $24.1 million | 2,475 |
| FY2021 | $9,059 | $22.2 million | 2,453 |
| FY2020 | $8,582 | $22.5 million | 2,616 |
| FY2019 | $8,228 | $21.9 million | 2,664 |
| FY2018 | $8,409 | $22.9 million | 2,722 |
| FY2017 | $8,431 | $22.8 million | 2,701 |
| FY2016 | $8,571 | $23.7 million | 2,761 |
| FY2015 | $8,463 | $24.0 million | 2,837 |
| FY2014 | $8,530 | $24.0 million | 2,813 |
| FY2013 | $7,926 | $22.8 million | 2,873 |
| FY2012 | $7,502 | $22.0 million | 2,929 |
| FY2011 | $7,314 | $21.7 million | 2,968 |
| FY2010 | $7,356 | $22.3 million | 3,027 |
| FY2009 | $7,313 | $22.1 million | 3,025 |
| FY2008 | $7,100 | $21.8 million | 3,073 |
| FY2007 | $6,815 | $21.3 million | 3,125 |
| FY2006 | $6,538 | $20.6 million | 3,149 |
| FY2005 | $5,925 | $18.3 million | 3,091 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $7.0 million | 23.0% |
| State | $15.8 million | 51.8% |
| Local | $7.6 million | 25.1% |
| Total | $30.4 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
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Community Learning Center | 0 |
| Mize Attendance Center | 831 |
| Raleigh Elementary School | 649 |
| Raleigh High School | 486 |
| Smith County Career Center | 0 |
| Taylorsville Attendance Center | 572 |
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
- 2804020
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