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Okolona School District, MS: schools, enrollment and spending

Okolona School District runs 4 public schools with 512 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 11.1 students per teacher is 3.0 lower than the Mississippi figure of 14.1.

At a glance

Schools
4
Students
512
Teachers (FTE)
46
Students per teacher
11.1
MS: 14.1 · US: 15.3
Address
411 West Main Street, Okolona, MS 38860
County
Chickasaw County
Locale
Rural: Distant
Grades offered
K to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
2803390
State district ID
MS-0921
Total staff (FTE)
80
School counselors (FTE)
2.0About 256 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
4.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district11.1
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 (547), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$7.0 million
Federal revenue
$1.5 million
State revenue
$3.7 million
Local revenue
$1.8 million
Total spending
$7.1 million
Spending per pupil
$12,963
Salaries
$3.8 million53.4% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$2.0 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 21.0%
  • State: 53.7%
  • Local: 25.3%

Mississippi overall

  • Federal: 19.3%
  • State: 46.0%
  • Local: 34.7%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$12,963
Mississippi$12,016
United States$16,826

Schools in Okolona School District

By level: 2 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Okolona Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 523817.0
Okolona High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121497.8
Okolona Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 812511.4
Okolona Voc ComplexHigh9 to 120

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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.