Hinds County · Mississippi
Jackson, MS public schools
Enrollment, school count, staffing and per-pupil spending for Jackson Public School District — federal education data, not a star rating.
Quick answer
Jackson Public School District is the primary public district for Jackson, MS. It enrolls 18,710 students in 54 schools with 1,470 full-time-equivalent teachers, and spends $13,326 per pupil, 23% below the $17,320 median across the metros covered here.
- Students enrolled
- 18,710NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22
- Schools in the district
- 54Operating school count
- Students per teacher
- 12.7Enrollment ÷ FTE teachers, not class size
- Spending per pupil
- $13,326Total current expenditure, FY2020
Who pays for schools in Jackson
Where the district's money comes from, FY2020.
- Local revenue
- 37.9%
- $100,303,000
- State revenue
- 41.7%
- $110,488,000
- Federal revenue
- 20.4%
- $53,956,000
Local revenue is mostly property tax, which is why the Jackson property tax rate and school funding move together. Of every dollar spent, about 48 cents reaches instruction — teacher salaries, benefits and classroom materials — with the rest covering transport, buildings, food service and administration.
What this data covers
Read this before comparing districts.
Figures describe Jackson Public School District (LEAID 2802190) as a whole, not any individual school. Charter schools authorised outside the district, private schools and regional vocational schools are not included. Where a city is served by a county-wide district, the county district is used and its catchment is wider than the city limits. Enrollment is from the 2021-22 NCES collection; money is from the FY2020 Census school finance survey, which is the most recent complete national release — the two years do not line up exactly, so per-pupil spending is a stable indicator rather than a current budget line.
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Other Jackson data on this site.
NCES LEAID 2802190. Finance figures are Census Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33) totals as redistributed by the Urban Institute Education Data API.