Teacher salary spending per teacher, by Mississippi school district

Forrest County Ag High School spent $76,198 on teacher salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of any Mississippi district with 500 or more students; the median across all 146 Mississippi districts with a figure, the smaller ones included, is $51,076. It is not the salary a teacher is paid: it is the teacher salaries a district reported spending, divided by the full-time teachers counted in a different federal file, without benefits, so it can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes; a district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Mississippi teacher salary at $47,162 in 2021-22 (U.S. $66,397; NCES Digest table 211.60). It is compared within Mississippi only because states book salaries and count teachers differently.

NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff 2022-23 · method

Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, Mississippi, fiscal year 2022-23Forrest County Ag High School $76,198; Hazlehurst City School District $62,125; Reimagine Prep $60,767; Oxford School District $60,147; Clinton Public School District $59,154; Claiborne County School District $59,100; Humphreys Co School Dist $58,680; Jackson Co School Dist $58,060; Vicksburg Warren School Dist $57,184; Webster Co School Dist $56,490; State median $51,076.020k40k60k80kForrest County Ag High School$76,198Hazlehurst City School District$62,125Reimagine Prep$60,767Oxford School District$60,147Clinton Public School District$59,154Claiborne County School District$59,100Humphreys Co School Dist$58,680Jackson Co School Dist$58,060Vicksburg Warren School Dist$57,184Webster Co School Dist$56,490State median $51,076
Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, Mississippi, fiscal year 2022-23Forrest County Ag High School $76,198; Hazlehurst City School District $62,125; Reimagine Prep $60,767; Oxford School District $60,147; Clinton Public School District $59,154; Claiborne County School District $59,100; Humphreys Co School Dist $58,680; Jackson Co School Dist $58,060; Vicksburg Warren School Dist $57,184; Webster Co School Dist $56,490; State median $51,076.020k40k60k80kForrest County Ag High School$76,198Hazlehurst City School District$62,125Reimagine Prep$60,767Oxford School District$60,147Clinton Public School District$59,154Claiborne County School District$59,100Humphreys Co School Dist$58,680Jackson Co School Dist$58,060Vicksburg Warren School Dist$57,184Webster Co School Dist$56,490State median $51,076
Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, Mississippi, fiscal year 2022-23Forrest County Ag High School $76,198; Hazlehurst City School District $62,125; Reimagine Prep $60,767; Oxford School District $60,147; Clinton Public School District $59,154; Claiborne County School District $59,100; Humphreys Co School Dist $58,680; Jackson Co School Dist $58,060; Vicksburg Warren School Dist $57,184; Webster Co School Dist $56,490; State median $51,076.040k80kForrest County Ag High School$76,198Hazlehurst City School District$62,125Reimagine Prep$60,767Oxford School District$60,147Clinton Public School District$59,154Claiborne County School District$59,100Humphreys Co School Dist$58,680Jackson Co School Dist$58,060Vicksburg Warren School Dist$57,184Webster Co School Dist$56,490State median $51,076
Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, Mississippi, fiscal year 2022-23Forrest County Ag High School $76,198; Hazlehurst City School District $62,125; Reimagine Prep $60,767; Oxford School District $60,147; Clinton Public School District $59,154; Claiborne County School District $59,100; Humphreys Co School Dist $58,680; Jackson Co School Dist $58,060; Vicksburg Warren School Dist $57,184; Webster Co School Dist $56,490; State median $51,076.040k80kForrest County Ag High School$76,198Hazlehurst City School District$62,125Reimagine Prep$60,767Oxford School District$60,147Clinton Public School District$59,154Claiborne County School District$59,100Humphreys Co School Dist$58,680Jackson Co School Dist$58,060Vicksburg Warren School Dist$57,184Webster Co School Dist$56,490State median $51,076

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

All 141 districts with 500 or more students, highest teacher salary spending per teacher first

DistrictCountyTeachers (FTE)Salary spending per teacher
Forrest County Ag High SchoolForrest County38$76,198
Hazlehurst City School DistrictCopiah County81$62,125
Reimagine PrepHinds County36$60,767
Oxford School DistrictLafayette County331$60,147
Clinton Public School DistrictHinds County351$59,154
Claiborne County School DistrictClaiborne County91$59,100
Humphreys Co School DistHumphreys County81$58,680
Jackson Co School DistJackson County584$58,060
Vicksburg Warren School DistWarren County524$57,184
Webster Co School DistWebster County135$56,490
New Albany Public SchoolsUnion County158$56,067
Harrison County School DistrictHarrison County952$55,980
Baldwyn School DistrictLee County63$55,962
Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons DistOktibbeha County382$55,578
Booneville School DistrictPrentiss County96$55,549
The other 126 on the list
DistrictCountyTeachers (FTE)Salary spending per teacher
Long Beach School DistrictHarrison County207$55,466
Kemper Co School DistKemper County96$55,462
Bay St Louis Waveland School DistrictHancock County138$55,346
Madison County SchoolsMadison County1,014$55,317
Pascagoula-Gautier School DistrictJackson County560$55,088
Winona-Montgomery School DistrictMontgomery County91$54,983
Pearl Public School DistrictRankin County296$54,934
Richton School DistPerry County43$54,911
Canton Public School DistrictMadison County218$54,786
Moss Point School DistrictJackson County141$54,721
Columbia School DistrictMarion County124$54,658
Amory School DistrictMonroe County114$54,507
Gulfport School DistrictHarrison County448$54,338
Aberdeen School DistrictMonroe County86$54,214
West Jasper Consolidated SchoolsJasper County107$53,967
Biloxi Public School DistrictHarrison County457$53,955
Rankin County School DistrictRankin County1,432$53,725
Lowndes Co School DistLowndes County416$53,666
Franklin Co School DistFranklin County102$53,603
North Pike School DistrictPike County157$53,603
Lauderdale Co School DistLauderdale County451$53,587
Ocean Springs School DistrictJackson County413$53,511
Pass Christian Public School DistHarrison County156$53,477
Clarksdale Collegiate DistrictCoahoma County29$53,345
Petal School DistrictForrest County319$53,341
Hancock County School DistrictHancock County310$53,289
Lafayette County School DistrictLafayette County225$53,153
Lamar County SchoolsLamar County806$52,963
Noxubee County School DistrictNoxubee County93$52,718
Louisville Municipal School DistWinston County204$52,679
Enterprise School DistrictClarke County83$52,648
Wilkinson Co School DistWilkinson County70$52,492
Newton County School DistrictNewton County136$52,437
Meridian Public School DistrictLauderdale County361$52,314
Tunica County School DistrictTunica County144$52,299
Corinth School DistrictAlcorn County169$52,282
Jackson Public School DistrictHinds County1,471$52,241
Greene County School DistrictGreene County130$52,226
Lincoln County School DistrictLincoln County210$52,203
Leland School DistWashington County70$52,111
Choctaw Co School DistChoctaw County119$52,066
Neshoba County School DistrictNeshoba County210$52,043
George Co School DistGeorge County276$51,857
West Point Consolidated School DistClay County212$51,613
Jones County School DistrictJones County635$51,548
Water Valley School DistrictYalobusha County77$51,525
North Bolivar Cons School DistBolivar County62$51,468
Poplarville Separate School DistPearl River County141$51,430
Alcorn School DistrictAlcorn County263$51,410
Copiah Co School DistCopiah County157$51,336
Western Line School DistrictWashington County135$51,313
Quitman School DistClarke County121$51,285
Lawrence County School DistrictLawrence County145$51,276
Jefferson Co School DistJefferson County86$51,215
Stone County School DistrictStone County178$51,189
Clarksdale Municipal School DistrictCoahoma County143$51,091
Greenville Public SchoolsWashington County272$51,060
Joel E Smilow CollegiateHinds County37$50,916
Forest Municipal School DistrictScott County115$50,914
Monroe Co School DistMonroe County182$50,867
Pearl River Co School DistPearl River County216$50,840
Carroll County School DistCarroll County64$50,753
Cleveland School DistrictBolivar County215$50,752
Prentiss County School DistrictPrentiss County209$50,731
Brookhaven School DistLincoln County202$50,715
Union Co School DistUnion County213$50,586
Itawamba County School DistrictItawamba County278$50,564
Scott Co School DistScott County294$50,490
South Delta School DistrictSharkey County57$50,484
DeSoto County SchoolsDeSoto County2,368$50,476
North Panola School DistrictPanola County94$50,267
Okolona Separate School DistChickasaw County54$50,249
Jefferson Davis County School DistrictJefferson Davis County99$50,226
Yazoo County School DistrictYazoo County111$50,140
Wayne County School DistrictWayne County243$50,033
Smith Co School DistSmith County179$49,967
Pontotoc Co School DistPontotoc County269$49,957
Senatobia Municipal School DistTate County131$49,928
North Tippah School DistTippah County104$49,837
Union Public School DistNewton County80$49,793
Hinds County School DistrictHinds County381$49,685
South Panola School DistrictPanola County333$49,676
Natchez-Adams School DistrictAdams County224$49,630
Hattiesburg Public School DistrictForrest County315$49,546
Pontotoc City SchoolsPontotoc County193$49,441
Grenada School DistrictGrenada County293$49,271
Lee County School DistrictLee County507$49,252
Tupelo Public School DistrictLee County589$49,249
Perry County School DistrictPerry County90$49,241
Simpson County School DistrictSimpson County235$49,220
Yazoo City Municipal School DistYazoo County126$49,046
Holly Springs School DistMarshall County80$48,871
Tishomingo County School DistrictTishomingo County247$48,856
East Tallahatchie Consol Sch DistTallahatchie County68$48,816
Attala Co School DistAttala County104$48,390
Laurel School DistrictJones County189$48,385
South Pike School DistPike County119$48,260
Marion Co School DistMarion County162$48,180
Greenwood-Leflore Cons Sch DistrictLeflore County325$48,120
Philadelphia Public School DistNeshoba County71$48,110
Walthall County School DistrictWalthall County143$48,104
Marshall County School DistrictMarshall County213$48,095
Picayune School DistrictPearl River County259$48,005
Quitman Co School DistQuitman County73$47,842
Benton Co School DistBenton County87$47,597
Covington County School DistrictCovington County240$47,538
Chickasaw Co School DistChickasaw County188$47,404
Tate County SchoolsTate County152$47,401
Kosciusko School DistrictAttala County173$47,330
Mccomb School DistrictPike County174$47,325
South Tippah County SchoolsTippah County223$47,272
Columbus Municipal School DistrictLowndes County251$47,148
Amite County School DistrictAmite County88$47,144
Forrest County School DistrictForrest County203$45,925
Coahoma County School DistrictCoahoma County83$45,863
Leake County School DistrictLeake County192$45,497
East Jasper Consolidated School DistrictJasper County75$45,175
Nettleton School DistrictLee County93$45,153
Sunflower Cty Cons School DistrictSunflower County238$45,009
Calhoun Co School DistCalhoun County207$44,607
West Bolivar Cons School DistBolivar County84$44,544
West Tallahatchie School DistrictTallahatchie County47$44,374
Hollandale School DistrictWashington County50$44,162
Holmes County Consolidated SDHolmes County195$43,815
Joel E. Smillow PrepHinds County40$42,625
Newton Municipal School DistrictNewton County86$39,446

Source: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff 2022-23: teachers (full-time equivalent). Districts with 500 or more students (V33).

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Sources

Source: NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (National Education Association, Estimates of School Statistics) Estimated average annual salary of teachers, by state · 2021-22

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District teacher salaries (Z35-Z38) and membership · FY 2022-23

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