Regular local school district · Lowndes County
Lowndes County School District, MS: schools, enrollment and spending
Lowndes County School District runs 10 public schools with 5,261 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.0 students per teacher is 1.1 lower than the Mississippi figure of 14.1.
At a glance
- Schools
- 10
- Students
- 5,261
- Teachers (FTE)
- 406
- Students per teacher
- 13.0
- MS: 14.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1053 Hwy 45 South, Columbus, MS 39701
- Phone
- (662)244-5000
- County
- Lowndes County
- Locale
- Rural: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2802730
- State district ID
- MS-4400
- Total staff (FTE)
- 788
- School counselors (FTE)
- 14.0About 376 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 22.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.0
Mississippi14.1
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (5,173), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $71.4 million
- Federal revenue
- $10.9 million
- State revenue
- $28.5 million
- Local revenue
- $32.0 million
- Total spending
- $56.9 million
- Spending per pupil
- $10,992
- Salaries
- $30.4 million53.5% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $55.4 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 15.3%
- State: 39.9%
- Local: 44.9%
Mississippi overall
- Federal: 19.3%
- State: 46.0%
- Local: 34.7%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$10,992
Mississippi$12,016
United States$16,826
Schools in Lowndes County School District
By level: 4 high, 2 middle, 3 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Caledonia Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 1,070 | 14.1 |
| Caledonia High School | High | 9 to 12 | 640 | 12.8 |
| Caledonia Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 487 | 13.9 |
| Lowndes Co Voc Complex | High | 9 to 12 | 0 | |
| Lowndes County Alternative School | Other | PK to 12 | 0 | |
| New Hope Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 1,191 | 14.0 |
| New Hope High School | High | 9 to 12 | 787 | 12.9 |
| New Hope Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 604 | 13.1 |
| West Lowndes Elementary | Elementary | PK to 6 | 276 | 11.5 |
| West Lowndes High School | High | 7 to 12 | 206 | 7.9 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Lowndes County
- Columbus Municipal School District 3,011 students
- Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science 240 students
More in Mississippi
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.