Wayne County School District
A public school district in Waynesboro, Mississippi, with 8 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,977
- Students enrolled
- 207
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 489.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,582
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,977 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,290th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 41st of 152 in Mississippi. Larger than 81% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,582 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 21% 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
Wayne County School District spent $12,582 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,367 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 | $12,582 | $36.5 million | 2,900 |
| FY2022 | $11,621 | $33.1 million | 2,851 |
| FY2021 | $10,524 | $30.8 million | 2,927 |
| FY2020 | $10,087 | $33.7 million | 3,340 |
| FY2019 | $10,384 | $34.5 million | 3,326 |
| FY2018 | $10,788 | $35.1 million | 3,256 |
| FY2017 | $10,030 | $33.0 million | 3,295 |
| FY2016 | $9,474 | $31.5 million | 3,320 |
| FY2015 | $9,076 | $30.6 million | 3,367 |
| FY2014 | $8,767 | $30.3 million | 3,453 |
| FY2013 | $8,165 | $29.3 million | 3,587 |
| FY2012 | $7,613 | $27.5 million | 3,617 |
| FY2011 | $7,607 | $27.7 million | 3,637 |
| FY2010 | $7,826 | $29.0 million | 3,708 |
| FY2009 | $7,813 | $29.3 million | 3,755 |
| FY2008 | $7,568 | $29.1 million | 3,848 |
| FY2007 | $6,862 | $26.7 million | 3,896 |
| FY2006 | $6,888 | $26.9 million | 3,899 |
| FY2005 | $6,367 | $25.0 million | 3,924 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $14.6 million | 30.8% |
| State | $20.0 million | 42.3% |
| Local | $12.7 million | 26.9% |
| Total | $47.3 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 |
|---|---|
| Beat Four School | 416 |
| Buckatunna School | 418 |
| Clara School | 418 |
| Wayne Central School | 459 |
| Wayne County Alternative School | 0 |
| Wayne County Career and Technical | 0 |
| Wayne County High School | 775 |
| Waynesboro Riverview School | 491 |
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
- 2804530
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