School district · Mississippi · LEAID 2801710
Gulfport School Dist
Gulfport School Dist sits in the highest third of Mississippi districts on estimated teacher pay at $54,338 (above 80% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Gulfport School Dist come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $54,338
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $13,606
- Per-pupil spending
- 6,113
- Students enrolled
- 80th
- Pct. in MS
Above benchmark
Gulfport School Dist sits in the highest third of Mississippi districts on estimated teacher pay at $54,338 (above 80% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $54,338, below the national average of $70,245, serving 6,113 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Upper-third pay in state: Gulfport School Dist sits in the highest third of Mississippi districts on estimated teacher pay at $54,338 (above 80% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
- 80th percentile for Mississippi
- 24th percentile nationally
- 34% of spending reaches instructional salaries
- Mississippi ranks #45 of 49 on the salary estimate and #33 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
- Gulfport School Dist ranks #27 of 138 Mississippi districts by estimated teacher salary and #87 of 138 by per-pupil spending. Forrest County Ag High School pay #1 at $76,198 is not Kemper Co School Dist spending #1 at $25,476 per pupil
- +32.8% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)
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Instructional payroll mix vs Mississippi median
Among 138 Mississippi districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Gulfport School Dist's instructional payroll puts 76.7% into regular program , 3.5 points above the state median of 73.2%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Mississippi district.
| Program | Gulfport School | MS median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 76.7% | 73.2% | +3.5 pp |
| Special education | 13.0% | 14.4% | -1.5 pp |
| Vocational programs | 5.7% | 6.6% | -0.9 pp |
| Other programs | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.1 pp |
Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 138 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 2801710 · FY2023.
LEAID 2801710 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Gulfport School F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $54,338 estimated average teacher salary · P80 in Mississippi · P24 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Biloxi ($383est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Gulfport School
Salary neighbourhood · Gulfport School
Gulfport School already leads most of its in-state peer set; the chart plots it against the top and bottom pay poles for context (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).
- Columbus · low pole
Columbus · low pole
$47,148 est. salary
- Biloxi · near
Biloxi · near
$53,955 est. salary
- Gulfport
Gulfport · this district
$54,338 est. salary
- Canton · near
Canton · near
$54,786 est. salary
- Pearl · near
Pearl · near
$54,934 est. salary
- Oxford · top pay
Oxford · top pay
$60,147 est. salary
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Gulfport School
Gulfport School Dist's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$54,338 24th percentile higher than 24% of 10,684 US districts
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Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023
Gulfport School in Mississippi's upper-third pay band
Same 138 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)
- Forrest County Ag High School
Forrest County Ag High School
$76,198 est. avg salary
- Kemper Co School Dist
Kemper Co School Dist
$55,462 est. avg salary
- Gulfport School Dist
Gulfport School Dist
$54,338 est. avg salary
What this shows Gulfport School Dist ranks #27 of 138 Mississippi districts by estimated teacher salary and #87 of 138 by per-pupil spending. Forrest County Ag High School pay #1 at $76,198 is not Kemper Co School Dist spending #1 at $25,476 per pupil
The same districts by per-pupil spending
Gulfport School Dist is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar
- Kemper Co School Dist
Kemper Co School Dist
$25,476 per pupil
- Forrest County Ag High School
Forrest County Ag High School
$18,885 per pupil
- Gulfport School Dist
Gulfport School Dist
$13,606 per pupil
What this shows Kemper Co School Dist leads spending at $25,476 per pupil; Forrest County Ag High School leads pay.
What stands out about Gulfport School Dist
- Estimated teacher pay here rose +32.8% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Mississippi's statewide +28.6% by 4.3 points, a growth rate faster than 68% of the 136 Mississippi districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
- Enrolment fell from 6,487 to 6,113 students (5.8% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.
This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests
- Nominal district estimate
- $54,338.225
- Mississippi price level
- 86.8 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $62,607
The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.
BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.
+15% versus the nominal figure.
Prices in Mississippi run below the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. A district in a costlier state can advertise a larger nominal salary and still leave a teacher with less.
Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how Mississippi compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.
How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Gulfport School Dist
What the Numbers Say About Gulfport School Dist
Gulfport School Dist is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Mississippi, serving 6,113 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $13,606. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $54,338, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2801710 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.
Relative to the Mississippi statewide average of $51,325, teacher pay in Gulfport School Dist runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 5.9% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (22.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Mississippi, it pays more than 80% of them. Mississippi itself ranks #45 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.
On the budget side, Gulfport School Dist reports $83.2M in total expenditure against $90.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 34% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $18.7M, special-education teacher pay is $3.2M.
How does Gulfport School Dist compare?
Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Mississippi average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.
Gulfport School Dist pays +7.7% more than Desoto Co School Dist · per-pupil $13,606 vs $11,403
Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.
Data-derived comparison paths
Find comparable Mississippi districts
On pay, Gulfport School Dist sits closest to Columbia School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Brookhaven School Dist. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.
Similar estimated teacher pay
Similar per-pupil investment
Out-of-state districts near Gulfport School Dist's enrollment scale
Two out-of-state peer sets for Gulfport School Dist: closest on enrollment (6,113 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($54,338 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.
Similar enrollment
Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).
Similar estimated salary
Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.
Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.
Revenue & Expenditure
Instructional Salary by Program
The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Gulfport School Dist: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 85% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 15% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.
Mississippi Teacher Pay Overview
The highest average among comparably sized Mississippi districts belongs to Forrest County Ag High School at $76,198. Gulfport School Dist sits in the upper quarter of that field at 27 of 137, nearer the ceiling than the floor. Arkansas and South Dakota are the states closest to Mississippi on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.
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Large-district sample from 137 Mississippi peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.
This is a sample of 6 from 137 Mississippi districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.
Frequently Asked Questions about Gulfport School Dist
What is the average teacher salary in Gulfport School Dist?
The average teacher salary in Gulfport School Dist is $54,338 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).
How does Gulfport School Dist teacher pay compare to the Mississippi average?
Gulfport School Dist pays 5.9% more than the Mississippi state average of $51,325. The district's average is $54,338.
How does Gulfport School Dist teacher pay compare to the national average?
Gulfport School Dist pays 22.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $54,338.
What is the per-pupil spending in Gulfport School Dist?
Gulfport School Dist spends approximately $13,606 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Gulfport School Dist's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 34% of Gulfport School Dist's total expenditure of $83.2M (NCES FY2023).
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