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Tupelo Public School District

A public school district in Tupelo, Mississippi, with 14 operational schools in 2024–25.

The district in 2024–25

7,192
Students enrolled
555
Teachers, full-time equivalent
Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
1,092.2
All staff, full-time equivalent
$13,155
Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.

How this compares

Students enrolled: 7,192 in 2024–25
Ranks 1,299th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 9th of 152 in Mississippi. Larger than 92% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
Current spending per pupil: $13,155 in fiscal year 2023
More than 27% 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

Tupelo Public School District spent $13,155 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,296 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
Tupelo Public School District spent $13,155 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,296 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.
Fiscal yearSpending per pupilCurrent expenditureMembership
FY2023$13,155$93.8 million7,132
FY2022$11,682$83.5 million7,151
FY2021$10,586$74.2 million7,005
FY2020$10,101$70.7 million7,002
FY2019$10,002$70.0 million6,994
FY2018$10,816$76.5 million7,077
FY2017$10,677$74.7 million6,995
FY2016$9,872$70.5 million7,146
FY2015$9,070$66.0 million7,277
FY2014$9,308$68.4 million7,346
FY2013$8,723$65.6 million7,523
FY2012$8,600$65.1 million7,565
FY2011$8,236$62.3 million7,569
FY2010$8,703$64.9 million7,453
FY2009$8,911$65.2 million7,319
FY2008$8,738$62.9 million7,200
FY2007$8,153$58.6 million7,190
FY2006$7,712$56.1 million7,272
FY2005$7,296$52.3 million7,172

Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023

Revenue to Tupelo Public School District by source, fiscal year 2023, as the district reported it to NCES
SourceRevenueShare of total
Federal$19.0 million18.6%
State$42.7 million41.8%
Local$40.5 million39.6%
Total$102.2 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

14 operational schools, A to Z.

2 more columns on a wider screen

Schools in Tupelo Public School District
SchoolStudents
Carver Elementary School312
Early Childhood Education Center322
Joyner Elementary School444
Lawhon Elementary School575
Lawndale Elementary School378
Milam Elementary School456
Parkway Elementary School418
Pierce Street Elementary School345
Rankin Elementary School375
Tupelo Alternative School0
Tupelo Lee Co Voc Tech School0
Thomas Street Elementary School374
Tupelo High School2,123
Tupelo Middle School1,070

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
2804320

Elsewhere

Sources

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