School district · Mississippi
Leake County School District
Leake County School District in Mississippi: 6 public schools with 2,408 students and 13.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,106 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 6
- Students
- 2,408
- Students per teacher
- 13.9
- MS 13.4 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $12,106
- 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)
- 173
- Counselors (FTE)
- 7.9
- Students per counselor
- 304
- MS 360 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- —
- Librarians (FTE): 5.0
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.
$7.8K15
$8.2K16
$7.9K17
$7.8K18
$8.2K19
$8.6K20
$9.8K21
$10.5K22
$11.8K23
$12.1K24
- Federal
- 36% · $13.6M
- State
- 47% · $17.5M
- Local
- 17% · $6.6M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $6,328
- Support services
- $4,908
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $7.5M
- Long-term debt
- $2.8M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 3
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
Leake Central Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 850 | 15.8 |
Leake County Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 317 | 12.2 |
Leake Central Junior High SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 383 | 14.0 |
Leake Central High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–13 | 592 | 15.8 |
Leake Co Career & Technical CenterCareer and technical | 9–12 | 0 | — |
Leake County High SchoolFree meals for all | 7–12 | 266 | 11.8 |
Sources
- Address
- 111 West Main Street, Carthage, MS 39051
- Phone
- (601)267-4579
- 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).