School district · Mississippi

Hancock School District

Hancock School District in Mississippi: 7 public schools with 3,934 students and — students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,161 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 7
Students: 3,934
Students per teacher: —; MS 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $12,161; MS $12.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): —
Counselors (FTE): —
Students per counselor: —; MS 360 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): —; Librarians (FTE): —

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$7.9K15

$7.9K16

$7.9K17

$8.0K18

$8.5K19

$9.6K20

$9.8K21

$10.5K22

$11.9K23

$12.2K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 16% · $9.3M
State: 46% · $26.8M
Local: 38% · $21.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $6,777
Support services: $4,726
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $4.9M
Long-term debt: $18.8M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	City or town
East Hancock Elementary School	Pre-K–5	633	20.8	Kiln
Hancock North Central School	Pre-K–5	404	13.9	Kiln
South Hancock Elementary School	Pre-K–5	480	—	Bay St. Louis
West Hancock Elementary	K–5	349	13.4	Picayune
Hancock Middle School	6–8	884	—	Kiln
Hancock County Career Technical CenCareer and technical	9–12	0	—	Kiln
Hancock High School	9–13	1,184	—	Kiln

Sources

Address: 18375 Hwy 603, Kiln, MS 39556
Phone: (228)255-0376

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).