District Directory Information (2025-2026 School Year)
NCES District ID:
2802730
State District ID:
MS-4400
Mailing Address:1053 Highway 42 SouthColumbus MS, 39701
Phone:
(662)244-5000
Type:
Regular local school district
Status:
Open
Total Schools:
11
Supervisory Union #:
N/A
Grade Span:
PK - 13
District Demographics:
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District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
Characteristics
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| County: | Lowndes County |
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| County ID: | 28087 |
| Locale: | Rural, Distant (42) |
| CSA/CBSA: | 18060 |
| Total Students: | 5,261 |
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| Classroom Teachers (FTE): | 406.00 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio: | 12.96 |
District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
Staff
Lowndes County School District district has a staff count of
788.89.
Average Staff Comparison
Teacher (FTE) Distribution
| Total: | 406.00 |
|---|---|
| Prekindergarten: | 0.00 |
| Kindergarten: | 0.00 |
| Elementary: | 157.00 |
| Secondary: | 165.00 |
| Ungraded: | 84.00 |
Other Staff (FTE) Distribution
| Total: | 382.89 |
|---|---|
| Instructional Aides: | 116.43 |
| Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: | 4.00 |
| Total Guidance Counselors: | 14.91 |
| Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 9.00 |
| Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 5.91 |
| School Psychologists: | – |
| Librarians/Media Specialists: | 7.00 |
| Library/Media Support: | 0.00 |
| District Administrators: | 11.00 |
| District Administrative Support: | 18.50 |
| School Administrators: | 22.00 |
| School Administrative Support: | 55.50 |
| Student Support Services (w/o Psychology): | 31.00 |
| Other Support Services: | 102.55 |
District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
Fiscal
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Percent | |
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Total Revenue: | $81,387,000 | $15,470 | |
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| Federal: | $13,371,000 | $2,542 | 16% | |||
| Local: | $35,504,000 | $6,749 | 44% | |||
| State: | $32,512,000 | $6,180 | 40% | |||
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Total Expenditures: | $67,374,000 | $12,806 | |
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| Total Current Expenditures: | $58,184,000 | $11,059 | ||||
| Instructional Expenditures: | $36,157,000 | $6,873 | 62% | |||
| Student and Staff Support: | $4,261,000 | $810 | 7% | |||
| Administration: | $7,463,000 | $1,419 | 13% | |||
| Operations, Food Service, other: | $10,303,000 | $1,958 | 18% | |||
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| Total Capital Outlay: | $7,321,000 | $1,392 | ||||
| Construction: | $4,400,000 | $836 | ||||
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| Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: | $46,000 | $9 | ||||
| Interest on Debt: | $1,823,000 | $347 | ||||
Source: CCD public school district data for the 2024-2025, 2025-2026 school years
Notes:
- * denotes a column with data from 2025-2026
- [ † ] indicates that the data are not applicable. For example, the enrollment and staff characteristics for districts that opened in the 2025-2026 school year will not be available until the full 2025-2026 file is released.
- [ – ] indicates that the data are missing.
- [ ‡ ] indicates that the data do not meet NCES data quality standards.
- The directory information on district name, address, and phone number are preliminary data from initial submissions of district level data for 2025-2026.
- Data provided on student membership and staffing are from the official district level data for 2024-2025.