Regular local school district · Newton County
Newton County School District, MS: schools, enrollment and spending
Newton County School District runs 4 public schools with 1,650 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.4 students per teacher is about the same as the Mississippi figure of 14.1.Listed in NCES data as "NEWTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT".
At a glance
- Schools
- 4
- Students
- 1,650
- Teachers (FTE)
- 123
- Students per teacher
- 13.4
- MS: 14.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 15305 Hwy 15, Decatur, MS 39327
- Phone
- (601)635-2317
- County
- Newton County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2803150
- State district ID
- MS-5100
- Total staff (FTE)
- 234
- School counselors (FTE)
- 1.0About 1,650 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 8.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.4
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 (1,598), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $19.1 million
- Federal revenue
- $4.1 million
- State revenue
- $10.2 million
- Local revenue
- $4.9 million
- Total spending
- $18.9 million
- Spending per pupil
- $11,827
- Salaries
- $10.3 million54.7% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $2.3 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 21.4%
- State: 53.2%
- Local: 25.4%
Mississippi overall
- Federal: 19.3%
- State: 46.0%
- Local: 34.7%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$11,827
Mississippi$12,016
United States$16,826
Schools in Newton County School District
By level: 1 high, 1 elementary, 2 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| East Central Alternative School | Other | 3 to 12 | 0 | |
| Newton County Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 6 | 882 | 15.5 |
| Newton County High School | High | 7 to 12 | 768 | 11.8 |
| Newton County Voc Complex | Other | PK to 12 | 0 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Newton County
- Union Public School District 976 students
- Newton Municipal School District 782 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.