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Mississippi School Districts Ranked by Expenditures

Normalized from state-comptroller audits and annual financial reports. Every agency is a live report card — click through for peer percentiles, fund balance, and distress indicators.

Cohort size 138
Median expenditures $26.2M
25th–75th percentile $16.4M  –  $41.5M
Total spend $5.46B
  1. #1
    Desoto CO SCH System
    FY 2022 pop. 34,469
    Expenditures $328.7M
    Revenue $359.9M
  2. #2
    Jackson MUN SEP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 19,348
    Expenditures $276.2M
    Revenue $276.7M
  3. #3
    Rankin CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 18,598
    Expenditures $229.3M
    Revenue $227.4M
  4. #4
    Harrison County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 14,318
    Expenditures $170.3M
    Revenue $166.1M
  5. #5
    Madison County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 13,032
    Expenditures $155.4M
    Revenue $170.5M
  6. #6
    Lamar County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 10,325
    Expenditures $110.0M
    Revenue $120.6M
  7. #7
    Vicksburg-warren CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 6,955
    Expenditures $109.3M
    Revenue $98.8M
  8. #8
    Pascagoula MUN SEP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 6,583
    Expenditures $108.3M
    Revenue $111.2M
  9. #9
    Jackson CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 8,823
    Expenditures $99.4M
    Revenue $104.0M
  10. #10
    Tupelo Public School District
    FY 2022 pop. 7,151
    Expenditures $93.2M
    Revenue $94.6M
  11. #11
    Biloxi Public School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 5,978
    Expenditures $92.7M
    Revenue $97.9M
  12. #12
    Jones County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 8,541
    Expenditures $84.4M
    Revenue $96.3M
  13. #13
    Gulfport School District
    FY 2022 pop. 6,349
    Expenditures $80.3M
    Revenue $90.2M
  14. #14
    Oxford School District
    FY 2022 pop. 4,729
    Expenditures $72.3M
    Revenue $72.4M
  15. #15
    LEE County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 6,251
    Expenditures $70.7M
    Revenue $73.0M
  16. #16
    Hinds CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 5,140
    Expenditures $69.0M
    Revenue $67.9M
  17. #17
    Lauderdale CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 5,873
    Expenditures $67.6M
    Revenue $68.3M
  18. #18
    Starkville-oktibbeha Consolidated School District
    FY 2022 pop. 4,902
    Expenditures $67.5M
    Revenue $73.9M
  19. #19
    Meridian MUN SEP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,758
    Expenditures $61.9M
    Revenue $65.5M
  20. #20
    Lowndes CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 5,305
    Expenditures $61.3M
    Revenue $73.6M
  21. #21
    Natchez-adams School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,829
    Expenditures $60.2M
    Revenue $44.0M
  22. #22
    Ocean Springs School District
    FY 2022 pop. 5,906
    Expenditures $59.8M
    Revenue $65.3M
  23. #23
    Hattiesburg Public SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,631
    Expenditures $58.4M
    Revenue $64.1M
  24. #24
    Clinton Public School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 5,196
    Expenditures $56.4M
    Revenue $56.9M
  25. #25
    Greenwood-leflore Consolidated School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,978
    Expenditures $52.6M
    Revenue $53.1M
  26. #26
    Hancock County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 4,134
    Expenditures $52.2M
    Revenue $53.8M
  27. #27
    South Panola School District
    FY 2022 pop. 4,260
    Expenditures $49.5M
    Revenue $50.1M
  28. #28
    Petal MUN SEP School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,264
    Expenditures $44.3M
    Revenue $47.3M
  29. #29
    Greenville Public SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,668
    Expenditures $44.3M
    Revenue $50.0M
  30. #30
    Sunflower CO Consolidate SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,059
    Expenditures $43.6M
    Revenue $44.5M
  31. #31
    Pearl MUN SEP School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,071
    Expenditures $43.6M
    Revenue $47.2M
  32. #32
    Grenada MUN SEP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,806
    Expenditures $43.0M
    Revenue $48.0M
  33. #33
    Columbus MUN SEP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,213
    Expenditures $42.4M
    Revenue $46.9M
  34. #34
    George CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,083
    Expenditures $42.0M
    Revenue $47.1M
  35. #35
    Holmes County Consolidated School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,502
    Expenditures $41.6M
    Revenue $43.7M
  36. #36
    Scott County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,875
    Expenditures $41.1M
    Revenue $45.7M
  37. #37
    Picayune MUN SEP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,315
    Expenditures $40.8M
    Revenue $42.6M
  38. #38
    LONG Beach MUN SEP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 2,915
    Expenditures $40.3M
    Revenue $40.5M
  39. #39
    Wayne County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,851
    Expenditures $38.9M
    Revenue $45.7M
  40. #40
    Simpson CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,146
    Expenditures $38.8M
    Revenue $41.8M
  41. #41
    Neshoba County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,091
    Expenditures $37.7M
    Revenue $40.1M
  42. #42
    Laurel MUN SEP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 2,800
    Expenditures $37.5M
    Revenue $45.7M
  43. #43
    Canton Public School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,071
    Expenditures $37.4M
    Revenue $45.0M
  44. #44
    WEST Point Consolidated School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,732
    Expenditures $37.3M
    Revenue $37.9M
  45. #45
    Covington CO SCH System
    FY 2022 pop. 2,605
    Expenditures $36.5M
    Revenue $39.1M
  46. #46
    Itawamba CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,391
    Expenditures $36.2M
    Revenue $36.7M
  47. #47
    MOSS Point MUN SEP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 1,579
    Expenditures $36.0M
    Revenue $33.3M
  48. #48
    Cleveland CONS SCH DIST 4
    FY 2022 pop. 2,877
    Expenditures $36.0M
    Revenue $42.1M
  49. #49
    Pontotoc County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,472
    Expenditures $35.6M
    Revenue $40.1M
  50. #50
    Pearl River CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,334
    Expenditures $35.2M
    Revenue $32.9M
  51. #51
    Tishomingo CO Special MUNC SEP School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 2,893
    Expenditures $34.6M
    Revenue $39.9M
  52. #52
    Brookhaven MUN SEP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 2,657
    Expenditures $34.3M
    Revenue $35.2M
  53. #53
    Alcorn County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,131
    Expenditures $34.1M
    Revenue $36.2M
  54. #54
    Clarksdale MUN SEP School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 2,108
    Expenditures $32.0M
    Revenue $34.0M
  55. #55
    Forrest County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,160
    Expenditures $31.9M
    Revenue $32.1M
  56. #56
    Louisville MUN SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 2,625
    Expenditures $31.4M
    Revenue $33.1M
  57. #57
    Jefferson Davis County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 1,279
    Expenditures $30.9M
    Revenue $22.1M
  58. #58
    Lafayette County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,776
    Expenditures $30.9M
    Revenue $32.8M
  59. #59
    Lincoln CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 2,789
    Expenditures $30.8M
    Revenue $27.9M
  60. #60
    Mccomb School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,242
    Expenditures $30.7M
    Revenue $31.2M
  61. #61
    Marshall County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,758
    Expenditures $30.0M
    Revenue $34.8M
  62. #62
    Union CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 2,961
    Expenditures $29.9M
    Revenue $31.8M
  63. #63
    South Tippah School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,533
    Expenditures $29.8M
    Revenue $30.4M
  64. #64
    Kosciusko MUN SEP School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 2,198
    Expenditures $29.1M
    Revenue $27.4M
  65. #65
    Leake County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,577
    Expenditures $29.0M
    Revenue $32.2M
  66. #66
    PASS Christian MUN SEP School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 1,978
    Expenditures $27.1M
    Revenue $28.6M
  67. #67
    BAY ST Louis-waveland SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 1,736
    Expenditures $27.0M
    Revenue $29.3M
  68. #68
    Tunica County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 1,667
    Expenditures $26.6M
    Revenue $30.5M
  69. #69
    Stone CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 2,411
    Expenditures $26.2M
    Revenue $31.4M
  70. #70
    Calhoun County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,180
    Expenditures $26.2M
    Revenue $27.2M
  71. #71
    Smith County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,475
    Expenditures $25.8M
    Revenue $27.3M
  72. #72
    North PIKE CONS SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 2,219
    Expenditures $25.6M
    Revenue $30.6M
  73. #73
    Pontotoc CITY School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 2,298
    Expenditures $25.5M
    Revenue $25.7M
  74. #74
    Prentiss County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,288
    Expenditures $25.5M
    Revenue $30.0M
  75. #75
    NEW Albany Public SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 2,113
    Expenditures $24.9M
    Revenue $26.3M
  76. #76
    Marion County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 1,942
    Expenditures $24.6M
    Revenue $28.6M
  77. #77
    Columbia Municipal Separate School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 1,573
    Expenditures $24.4M
    Revenue $22.3M
  78. #78
    Corinth MUN SEP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 2,501
    Expenditures $24.2M
    Revenue $28.2M
  79. #79
    Western LINE CONS School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 1,664
    Expenditures $24.2M
    Revenue $28.6M
  80. #80
    Copiah CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 2,298
    Expenditures $24.0M
    Revenue $25.0M
  81. #81
    Choctaw CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 1,218
    Expenditures $23.6M
    Revenue $23.2M
  82. #82
    Yazoo CITY Municipal School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 2,124
    Expenditures $23.5M
    Revenue $23.6M
  83. #83
    Chickasaw County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,211
    Expenditures $23.2M
    Revenue $24.0M
  84. #84
    TATE CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 2,036
    Expenditures $22.1M
    Revenue $25.9M
  85. #85
    Monroe County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,137
    Expenditures $21.7M
    Revenue $23.4M
  86. #86
    Lawrence County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 1,770
    Expenditures $21.6M
    Revenue $23.2M
  87. #87
    Poplarville MUN SEP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 1,830
    Expenditures $21.5M
    Revenue $22.8M
  88. #88
    Yazoo County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 1,370
    Expenditures $20.8M
    Revenue $21.8M
  89. #89
    Newton CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 1,703
    Expenditures $20.7M
    Revenue $20.3M
  90. #90
    Greene County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 1,659
    Expenditures $20.5M
    Revenue $24.0M
  91. #91
    Walthall CO SCH System
    FY 2022 pop. 1,689
    Expenditures $20.1M
    Revenue $21.3M
  92. #92
    Quitman CONS SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 1,595
    Expenditures $20.0M
    Revenue $22.7M
  93. #93
    Senatobia Municipal School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 1,651
    Expenditures $19.2M
    Revenue $22.2M
  94. #94
    Webster County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 1,758
    Expenditures $19.2M
    Revenue $20.0M
  95. #95
    South PIKE CONS SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 1,609
    Expenditures $18.9M
    Revenue $20.1M
  96. #96
    Hazlehurst MUN SEP School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 1,413
    Expenditures $18.3M
    Revenue $17.4M
  97. #97
    Forest Municipal Separate School District
    FY 2022 pop. 1,654
    Expenditures $17.8M
    Revenue $19.1M
  98. #98
    Jefferson County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 1,037
    Expenditures $17.7M
    Revenue $17.0M
  99. #99
    Noxubee County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 1,391
    Expenditures $17.7M
    Revenue $19.3M
  100. #100
    Kemper CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 915
    Expenditures $17.6M
    Revenue $18.0M