Simpson County School District 鈥� Mendenhall, MS

Key statistics

2,797

Students enrolled

8

Public schools

193

Classroom teachers (FTE)

14.5:1

Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

Pre-K 3
Kindergarten 235
Grade 1 234
Grade 2 205
Grade 3 215
Grade 4 184
Grade 5 203
Grade 6 211
Grade 7 199
Grade 8 224
Grade 9 212
Grade 10 243
Grade 11 211
Grade 12 218

By race/ethnicity

Black or African American 54%
White 40%
Hispanic/Latino 3%
Two or more races 3%
Asian <1%
American Indian or Alaska Native <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

88% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 2,452 of 2,797 students in the district's schools

Free lunch 78%
Reduced-price lunch 10%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$11,951 spent per student on day-to-day operations Mississippi median: $12,689 per student

Spending per student

Instruction $6,471
Support services $4,684
Other (food service, etc.) $796

Where the money comes from

Local 31%
State 45%
Federal 25%

Total revenue $47.6 milliontotal spending $40.1 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Rural: Distant

Total staff (FTE)

447

District office

111 Education Ln, Mendenhall MS 39114

Phone

(601) 847-8000

County

Simpson County

Official website

NCES District ID

2803990

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About Simpson County School District

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The Simpson County School District seeks to create a challenging learning environment that encourages high expectations for success through instruction that allows for individual differences and learning styles. Our schools promote a safe, orderly, caring and supportive environment. We strive to have our parents, teachers, and community leaders actively involved in our students learning with the goal of reaching their DESTINATION: GRADUATION.

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