Classroom Teachers*
1996-1997
School districts are listed by county by alphabet. Click on the first letter of the county in which a school district is located for quick access to the county and the school districts within that county.
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TOTAL CLASSROOM TEACHERS
PUPILS IN ADA PER CLASSROOM TEACHER
AVERAGE SALARY CLASSROOM TEACHERS
AVERAGE SALARY INSTRUCTIONAL PERSONNEL
DISTRICT
NUMBER
RANK
RATIO
RANK
SALARY
RANK
SALARY
RANK
NATCHEZ ADAMS
305
21
16.17
78
28,855
17
30,073
13
ALCORN
256
27
14.18
12
27,355
56
28,239
67
CORINTH
125
83
14.28
15
27,031
80
28,233
69
AMITE COUNTY
111
101
15.52
50
28,822
18
29,786
18
ATTALA COUNTY
89
120
14.87
32
25,465
145
26,488
145
KOSCIUSKO
117
94
18.05
148
26,622
108
27,910
91
BENTON COUNTY
75
132
16.61
102
25,555
142
26,664
144
WEST BOLIVAR
80
127
16.95
111
27,016
85
28,276
63
BENOIT
19
153
14.98
35
28,185
25
29,082
31
NORTH BOLIVAR
70
134
17.01
115
27,241
65
28,241
66
CLEVELAND
249
28
16.58
98
27,942
32
28,960
33
SHAW
54
141
16.97
113
27,026
81
27,809
100
MOUND BAYOU PUBLIC
56
140
17.81
140
27,565
48
28,121
76
CALHOUN COUNTY
165
67
15.64
54
27,402
52
28,557
49
CARROLL COUNTY
78
129
14.35
17
27,290
59
28,646
43
CHICKASAW COUNTY
38
147
13.42
4
25,118
150
25,551
152
HOUSTON
123
85
15.73
59
26,107
130
27,110
130
OKOLONA SEP
72
133
14.32
16
25,782
141
26,354
146
CHOCTAW COUNTY
112
99
16.43
91
26,614
109
27,546
114
CLAIBORNE COUNTY
118
93
16.69
105
32,956
1
33,716
1
ENTERPRISE
46
145
16.34
87
26,573
112
27,544
115
QUITMAN
142
78
17.32
129
25,838
140
26,852
140
CLAY COUNTY
36
148
12.53
2
25,279
147
26,769
142
WEST POINT
210
43
16.22
80
26,850
95
28,039
80
COAHOMA COUNTY
146
74
14.17
10
28,091
28
28,928
35
COAHOMA COUNTY AHS
23
151
13.95
7
27,983
30
29,766
19
CLARKSDALE MUNICIPAL
240
32
16.86
110
27,042
79
28,151
73
COPIAH COUNTY
178
61
17.29
128
26,242
123
27,603
112
HAZLEHURST CITY
103
107
16.71
107
27,813
37
28,518
52
COVINGTON COUNTY
220
39
15.97
67
26,970
87
27,847
97
DESOTO COUNTY
884
2
17.83
141
26,173
125
27,231
124
FORREST COUNTY
176
63
13.96
8
27,124
73
28,231
70
FORREST COUNTY AHS
34
149
13.42
5
27,651
43
28,505
55
HATTIESBURG PUBLIC
342
18
14.56
22
28,662
19
29,948
15
PETAL
214
41
15.97
68
28,365
24
29,223
27
FRANKLIN COUNTY
110
103
15.64
55
28,907
16
29,757
20
GEORGE COUNTY
207
44
17.48
135
25,511
143
26,245
147
GREENE COUNTY
119
92
15.9
65
26,012
133
27,226
125
GRENADA
242
31
17.43
131
27,803
38
28,894
37
HANCOCK COUNTY
192
50
17.43
132
27,291
58
28,100
77
BAY ST LOUIS WAVELAND
143
76
16.11
75
27,488
49
28,488
56
HARRISON COUNTY
674
4
16.52
94
29,844
8
30,616
10
BILOXI PUBLIC
383
15
15.59
52
31,120
3
32,538
3
GULFPORT
389
13
14.97
34
31,545
2
32,877
2
LONG BEACH
205
46
16.67
104
28,925
14
29,705
21
PASS CHRISTIAN PUBLIC
103
108
15.76
62
30,064
7
31,256
6
HINDS COUNTY
301
22
17.48
134
26,702
105
28,033
82
HINDS COUNTY AHS
22
152
14.24
13
30,064
6
31,552
5
JACKSON PUBLIC
1,815
1
16.32
86
30,109
5
31,081
7
CLINTON PUBLIC
291
23
16.98
114
28,925
15
29,897
16
HOLMES COUNTY
213
42
18.03
145
27,712
41
28,562
48
DURANT PUBLIC
41
146
16.74
108
24,778
152
25,697
151
HUMPHREYS COUNTY
125
84
19.1
153
27,069
77
28,480
57
ITAWAMBA COUNTY
203
47
15.08
36
27,143
72
27,923
90
ICC & AHS
26
150
16.07
73
27,886
35
29,427
25
JACKSON COUNTY
431
12
17.22
127
27,322
57
28,565
47
MOSS POINT
287
24
16.31
85
27,644
44
29,175
28
OCEAN SPRINGS
260
26
17.15
122
28,943
13
30,024
14
PASCAGOULA SEPARATE
455
10
15.69
57
30,810
4
31,912
4
EAST JASPER CONSOLIDATED
78
130
17.08
119
25,841
139
27,030
133
WEST JASPER CONSOLIDATED
115
96
15.31
41
25,127
149
26,121
148
JEFFERSON COUNTY
111
102
15.45
47
28,104
27
28,920
36
JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY
167
65
14.77
28
27,838
36
28,704
41
JONES COUNTY
501
6
15.42
45
26,988
86
28,001
85
LAUREL
227
36
14.48
20
26,507
116
27,646
108
KEMPER COUNTY
90
118
15.78
63
26,682
106
27,366
121
LAFAYETTE COUNTY
138
80
14.26
14
27,625
45
28,447
60
OXFORD
187
54
14.75
27
27,416
50
28,556
50
LAMAR COUNTY
367
16
16.7
106
25,946
136
26,959
134
LUMBERTON PUBLIC
54
142
16.42
90
23,901
153
25,348
153
LAUDERDALE COUNTY
387
14
16.4
89
28,385
23
29,359
26
MERIDIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL
462
7
14.94
33
28,965
12
29,837
17
LAWRENCE COUNTY
152
73
16.06
72
26,162
126
27,218
126
LEAKE COUNTY
191
51
16.06
71
27,016
84
27,829
99
LEE COUNTY
334
19
16.35
88
26,798
96
27,901
92
NETTLETON
87
122
15.22
37
27,228
66
28,014
84
TUPELO PUBLIC
458
9
14.87
31
29,377
10
30,344
12
LEFLORE COUNTY
183
56
16.11
74
29,550
9
30,629
9
GREENWOOD PUBLIC
228
35
17.08
118
26,507
117
27,839
98
LINCOLN COUNTY
145
75
18.04
146
26,215
124
27,044
131
BROOKHAVEN
206
45
14.74
26
27,578
47
28,762
39
LOWNDES COUNTY
312
20
17.05
116
26,475
118
27,460
118
COLUMBUS MUNICIPAL
344
17
15.3
40
29,282
11
30,645
8
MADISON COUNTY
459
8
16.49
93
25,979
134
26,902
138
CANTON PUBLIC
179
59
19.1
152
27,017
82
27,965
87
MARION COUNTY
188
52
14.72
25
27,280
61
28,260
65
COLUMBIA
115
97
15.71
58
27,287
60
28,449
58
MARSHALL COUNTY
179
60
17.52
138
26,648
107
27,878
93
HOLLY SPRINGS
114
98
16.23
81
26,107
131
27,487
117
MONROE COUNTY
155
71
15.74
60
27,397
53
28,361
61
ABERDEEN
139
79
14.79
29
26,868
94
28,028
83
AMORY
116
95
15.39
43
27,201
68
28,267
64
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
53
143
13.71
6
26,883
91
28,204
71
WINONA SEPARATE SCHOOL
97
113
14.43
18
27,222
67
28,448
59
NESHOBA COUNTY
168
64
15.95
66
26,936
89
27,730
106
PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC SC
81
124
14.71
24
25,931
137
27,114
129
NEWTON COUNTY
93
116
16.2
79
26,873
93
27,857
96
NEWTON MUNICIPAL
86
123
14.59
23
26,442
120
27,136
128
UNION PUBLIC
61
137
14.02
9
27,248
64
28,343
62
NOXUBEE COUNTY
128
82
18.05
147
27,168
70
28,059
79
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY
120
91
12.22
1
26,078
132
26,866
139
STARKVILLE
271
25
14.81
30
28,525
20
29,497
22
NORTH PANOLA CONSOLIDATED
122
88
16
70
26,745
100
27,758
103
SOUTH PANOLA
239
33
17.94
144
26,731
101
27,939
89
PEARL RIVER COUNTY
123
86
17.69
139
25,154
148
26,078
149
PICAYUNE
234
34
15.41
44
26,776
98
27,611
110
POPLARVILLE SEPARATE
112
100
16.59
99
26,887
90
28,086
78
PERRY COUNTY
95
114
14.45
19
26,138
129
27,306
123
RICHTON
58
139
16.52
96
26,444
119
27,178
127
NORTH PIKE
81
125
17.49
136
27,928
33
28,691
42
SOUTH PIKE
155
72
16.45
92
27,924
34
29,102
30
MCCOMB
199
48
14.5
21
27,774
40
29,054
32
PONTOTOC COUNTY
157
69
17.14
121
25,897
138
26,737
143
PONTOTOC CITY
110
104
18.08
149
26,303
121
27,608
111
PRENTISS COUNTY
188
53
13.34
3
26,562
113
27,312
122
BALDWYN PUBLIC
65
136
15.79
64
25,977
135
26,907
137
BOONEVILLE
70
135
16.8
109
26,147
127
27,403
120
QUITMAN COUNTY
90
119
17.88
142
26,713
102
27,747
105
RANKIN COUNTY
754
3
18.15
150
27,048
78
28,135
74
PEARL PUBLIC
222
38
17.17
125
28,026
29
28,954
34
SCOTT COUNTY
219
40
17.05
117
26,957
88
27,872
94
FOREST MUNICIPAL
105
105
16.3
84
27,258
63
28,511
54
SOUTH DELTA
102
110
15.28
39
27,093
75
28,639
44
SIMPSON COUNTY
245
29
17.34
130
26,588
111
27,525
116
SMITH COUNTY
177
62
16.96
112
27,161
71
27,949
88
STONE COUNTY
160
68
15.6
53
27,093
76
27,997
86
SUNFLOWER COUNTY
123
87
17.44
133
25,432
146
27,040
132
DREW
59
138
16.6
101
25,484
144
26,771
141
INDIANOLA
182
57
17.52
137
27,384
54
28,537
51
EAST TALLAHATCHIE
101
111
15.52
51
27,016
83
27,615
109
WEST TALLAHATCHIE
76
131
18.58
151
26,273
122
26,916
136
TATE COUNTY
166
66
16.53
97
26,144
128
26,945
135
SENATOBIA MUNICIPAL
103
109
16.66
103
26,709
104
27,805
101
NORTH TIPPAH
93
117
14.17
11
26,539
115
27,560
113
SOUTH TIPPAH
157
70
17.15
124
26,598
110
27,423
119
TISHOMINGO COUNTY SP MUN
197
49
15.75
61
27,120
74
28,036
81
TUNICA
104
106
17.91
143
28,148
26
30,435
11
UNION COUNTY
143
77
17.09
120
26,547
114
27,769
102
NEW ALBANY PUBLIC
121
90
15.32
42
27,673
42
28,708
40
WALTHALL COUNTY
182
58
15.49
48
27,593
46
28,237
68
VICKSBURG WARREN
567
5
15.66
56
28,391
22
29,463
23
HOLLANDALE
81
126
15.49
49
28,432
21
29,456
24
LELAND
89
121
15.99
69
27,192
69
28,781
38
WESTERN LINE
130
81
16.12
76
26,763
99
27,753
104
GREENVILLE PUBLIC
447
11
17.18
126
27,356
55
28,619
45
WAYNE COUNTY
244
30
16.24
82
26,794
97
27,720
107
WEBSTER COUNTY
122
89
16.15
77
27,272
62
28,164
72
WILKINSON COUNTY
99
112
16.6
100
27,404
51
28,566
46
LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL
223
37
15.42
46
27,799
39
28,512
53
COFFEEVILLE
53
144
16.24
83
25,033
151
25,993
150
WATER VALLEY
79
128
16.52
95
26,709
103
27,863
95
YAZOO COUNTY
94
115
15.24
38
27,982
31
29,108
29
YAZOO CITY MUNICIPAL
184
55
17.15
123
26,877
92
28,130
75
TOTAL
29,245
16.18
27,662
28,715
*Decimal places beyond hundredths have been dropped in all calculations. This makes a difference in totals on different reports.
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