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MISSISSIPPI

The Mississippi Department of Education published FY18 school-by-school spending data on its Mississippi Succeeds Report Card. Per-pupil expenditures are broken down by school site and central as well as by source (local/state/federal) and can be compared to other schools in the district as well as to an overall district PPE average. School-level performance metrics disaggregated by student subgroup can be found on each school’s report card. Users can also download an Excel file of the raw data from the Mississippi Succeeds Report Card website.  Mississippi is expected to publish FY19 school spending data by February 2020. Explore Mississippi’s spending data below or jump over to the state report card HERE.

WHAT YOU CAN LEARN FROM THE REPORT CARD ABOUT PER SCHOOL SPENDING

How much does my school spend per student?
Is spending equitable across my district?

OTHER QUESTIONS TO ASK & HOW TO FIND THE ANSWERS

How does my school spending compare to district and state averages?

Click the per-pupil expenditure amount on your school’s District Report Card page to see a list of all schools’ total PPEs and the district average PPE. The state average PPE data can be pulled from the State Report Card to compare against.

Is my school spending more or less per student compared to other schools with similar demographics?

Mississippi does not have an online comparison option.

I know which school(s) I want to compare.

View individual School Report Cards or the District Report Card to gather comparison details on spending per student or use Mississippi’s enrollment data file to gather demographic information.

I do not know which schools I want to compare.

Mississippi’s enrollment data file includes demographic information for every school. Use this file to identify demographically similar schools and the view their school spending results using the school report card to conduct your analysis.

How do my school’s outcomes compare with other schools with similar demographics? And how does the spending per student compare at those schools?

Mississippi does not have an online comparison option.

I know which school(s) I want to compare.

View spending, demographics and outcomes data on each comparison school’s individual School Report Card.

I do not know which schools I want to compare.

You can view individual School Report Cards to compare school-level proficiency rates and overall performance on state assessments (math, reading and science) to district and state averages by student subgroup (gender, race, and economic status). You can collect spending data from individual School Report Cards or the District Report Card. You can collect demographic information from Mississippi’s enrollment file.

How does my school's spending on services compare to district and state averages?

Mississippi does not break down spending by services on school report cards.

How does my school's spending on services compare to schools with similar demographics?

Mississippi does not break down spending by services on school report cards.

I know which school(s) I want to compare.

Compare spending by viewing each school(s) report card and download the enrollment data file, which includes demographic information, to conduct your own comparison.

I do not know which schools I want to compare.

Use the enrollment data file to find demographically similar schools. Then view each comparison school(s) report card to determine the per-pupil spending.

MORE ABOUT MISSISSIPPI

Mississippi publishes a Superintendent’s Annual Report that includes per-pupil expenditures. The per-pupil expenditures in this report comply with state law and are calculated in a different way than the per-pupil expenditures found on the Mississippi Succeeds Report Cards. This guide provides a useful comparison between the two. Mississippi also provides users the ability to search for a district or school report card on their data map, which can be useful when looking for geographic patterns or when unsure of a specific district to search for.

View Mississippi Report Card