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Mississippi Department of Education

(601) 359-3513
PO Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205 -0771
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About Mississippi

Mississippi serves 473,018 students across 150 districts. Its teachers have had 28,152 projects funded on DonorsChoose, representing $15.1 million in funds.

Districts

150
Students

473,018
Teachers

30,554

Mississippi School Spending

total spendper student

Mississippi spent a total of $4.3 billion in the 2016-17 school year school year on education. 56.5% of that was on instruction, 37.5% on support services, and 6.0% on other costs.

Mississippi spent a total of $9,009 per pupil in the 2016-17 school year school year on education. 56.5% of that was on instruction, 37.5% on support services, and 6.0% on other costs.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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Mississippi Department of Education school support on DonorsChoose Last updated Apr 18, 2024

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Mississippi Department of Education

$15.1 million

raised using DonorsChoose

28,152

projects funded

8,522

teachers funded

78,468

donors

2,330

projects for basic supplies

4,815

projects for technology

4,163

projects for books

1,091

projects for art supplies

Mississippi Department of Education has received support from 25,278 individuals from Mississippi and 26,595 individuals out-of-state.

Mississippi Districts

Aberdeen School District Alcorn School District Amite County School District Amory School District Attala County School District Baldwyn Public School District Bay St Louis Waveland School District Benton County School District Biloxi Public School District Booneville School District Brookhaven School District Calhoun County School District Canton Public School District Carroll County School District Chickasaw County Consolidated School District Choctaw County School District Claiborne County School District Clarksdale Municipal School District Cleveland School District Clinton Public School District Coahoma Agricultural Hs Dist Coahoma County School District Coffeeville School District Columbia School District Columbus Municipal School District Copiah County School District Corinth School District Covington County School District Desoto Co School District Drew School District Durant Public School District East Jasper School District East Tallahatchie School District Enterprise School District Forest Municipal School District Forrest Co Agricultural Hsd Forrest County School District Franklin County School District George County School District Greene County School District Greenville Public School District Greenwood Leflore Consolidated School District Grenada School District Gulfport School District Hancock County School District Harrison County School District Hattiesburg Public School District Hazlehurst City School District Hinds Co Agricultural Hsd Hinds County School District Hollandale School District Holly Springs School District Holmes County Consolidated School District Indianola School District Itawamba County School District Jackson County School District Jackson Public School District Jefferson County School District Jefferson Davis County School District Jones County School District Kemper County School District Kosciusko School District Lafayette County School District Lamar County School District Lauderdale County School District Laurel School District Lawrence County School District 3900 Leake County School District Lee County School District Leflore Co School District Leland School District Lincoln County School District Long Beach School District Louisville Municipal School District Lowndes County School District Madison County Schools Marion County School District Marshall County School District Mccomb School District Meridian Public School District Mississippi Achievement School District Monroe County School District Montgomery Co School District Moss Point School District Natchez-adams School District Neshoba County School District Nettleton School District New Albany Public School District Newton County School District Newton Municipal School District North Bolivar Consolidated School District North Panola School District North Pike School District North Tippah Consolidated School District Noxubee County School District Ocean Springs School District Office of Head Start Okolona Municipal Separate Sd Oktibbeha Co School District Oxford School District Pascagoula - Gautier School District Pass Christian Public School District Pearl Public School District Pearl River County School District Perry County School District Petal School District Philadelphia Public School District Picayune School District Pontotoc City School District Pontotoc County School District Poplarville School District Prentiss County School District Quitman County School District Quitman School District Rankin County School District Richton School District Scott County School District Senatobia Municipal School District Simpson County School District Smith County School District South Delta School District South Panola School District South Pike School District South Tippah School District Starkville Oktibbeha School District Stone County School District Sunflower County Consolidated School District Tate County School District Tishomingo County Special School District Tunica County School District Tupelo Public School District Union County School District Union Public School District Vicksburg Warren School District Walthall County School District Water Valley School District Wayne County School District Webster County School District West Bolivar Consolidated School District West Jasper Consolidated School District West Point Con School District West Tallahatchie School District Western Line School District Wilkinson County School District Winona - Montgomery Consolidated School District Yazoo County School District [Bureau of Indian Affairs]

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