School district · Mississippi
Lee County
Lee County in Mississippi: 15 public schools with 6,343 students and 12.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,326 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 15
- Students
- 6,343
- Students per teacher
- 12.5
- MS 13.4 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $11,326
- 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)
- 507
- Counselors (FTE)
- 21.0
- Students per counselor
- 302
- MS 360 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 2.0
- Librarians (FTE): 11.5
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.
$8.0K15
$8.1K16
$8.3K17
$8.4K18
$8.6K19
$9.0K20
$9.6K21
$10.3K22
$11.4K23
$11.3K24
- Federal
- 16% · $13.8M
- State
- 52% · $43.9M
- Local
- 32% · $27.5M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $7,146
- Support services
- $3,606
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $6.6M
- Long-term debt
- $33M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 4High schools: 4Other schools: 1
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K–5 | 722 | 14.7 | |
| 3–5 | 696 | 13.9 | |
| Pre-K–2 | 704 | 15.6 | |
| 3–5 | 257 | 12.7 | |
| Pre-K–2 | 249 | 12.0 | |
Verona Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 364 | 12.3 |
| 6–8 | 674 | 12.2 | |
| 6–8 | 333 | 11.9 | |
Plantersville Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 5–8 | 241 | 10.0 |
| 6–8 | 190 | 9.2 | |
Lee Co. Career & Technical SchoolCareer and technical | 9–12 | 0 | — |
| 9–13 | 445 | 11.7 | |
| 9–13 | 939 | 14.0 | |
| 9–13 | 529 | 10.3 | |
Lee Co. Schools Improvement CenterAlternative | 4–12 | 0 | — |
Sources
- Address
- 1280 College View Drive, Tupelo, MS 38804
- Phone
- (662)680-6012
- 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).