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Harrison Co School Dist

Harrison Co School Dist is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Mississippi districts (14,355 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Harrison Co School Dist come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$55,980
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$13,727
Per-pupil spending
14,355
Students enrolled
92nd
Pct. in MS
$55,980

Harrison Co School Dist is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Mississippi districts (14,355 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $55,980, below the national average of $70,245, serving 14,355 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: Harrison Co School Dist is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Mississippi districts (14,355 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 92nd percentile for Mississippi
  • 28th percentile nationally
  • 32% 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.
  • Harrison Co School Dist ranks #11 of 138 Mississippi districts by estimated teacher salary and #86 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
  • +28.1% 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, Harrison Co School Dist's instructional payroll puts 12.4% into other programs , 7.7 points above the state median of 4.8%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Harrison Co MS median Gap
Regular program 67.6% 73.2% -5.6 pp
Special education 15.9% 14.4% +1.4 pp
Vocational programs 4.1% 6.6% -2.5 pp
Other programs 12.4% 4.8% +7.7 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 2801770 · FY2023.

LEAID 2801770 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Harrison Co F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +9% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P92 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P28 national PPE-LOW $14K/pupil ENR-LARGE 14.4K students INSTR-LOW 32% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Starkville- FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $55,980 estimated average teacher salary · P92 in Mississippi · P28 nationally · 32% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Starkville- ($403est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Harrison Co

Salary neighbourhood · Harrison Co

Harrison Co 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).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Harrison Co

Harrison Co School Dist's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$55,980 28th percentile higher than 28% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Above this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Above this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. Harrison Co School Dist $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

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

Harrison Co in Mississippi's upper-third pay band

Same 138 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Harrison Co School Dist ranks #11 of 138 Mississippi districts by estimated teacher salary and #86 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

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Harrison Co School Dist is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Kemper Co School Dist leads spending at $25,476 per pupil; Forrest County Ag High School leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$55,980.344

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Mississippi price level
86.8 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$64,499

+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 Harrison Co School Dist

What the Numbers Say About Harrison Co School Dist

Harrison Co School Dist is a mid-sized school district in Mississippi, serving 14,355 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $13,727. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $55,980, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2801770 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Mississippi statewide average of $51,325, teacher pay in Harrison Co School Dist runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 9.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (20.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in Mississippi, it pays more than 92% 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, Harrison Co School Dist reports $197.1M in total expenditure against $194.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 32% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $36.1M, special-education teacher pay is $8.5M.

How does Harrison Co 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.

Harrison Co School Dist $55,980
Desoto Co School Dist $50,476
Mississippi avg $51,325
National avg $70,245

Harrison Co School Dist pays +10.9% more than Desoto Co School Dist · per-pupil $13,727 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, Harrison Co School Dist sits closest to Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Madison Co 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.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist
  2. Madison Co School Dist
  3. Pascagoula-gautier School District
  4. Pearl Public School District
  5. Vicksburg Warren School Dist
  6. Gulfport School Dist
  7. Biloxi Public School Dist
  8. Jackson Co School Dist
  9. Rankin Co School Dist
  10. Lowndes Co School Dist
  11. Lauderdale Co School Dist
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Madison Co School Dist
  2. Gulfport School Dist
  3. Hancock Co School Dist
  4. Pearl Public School District
  5. South Panola School District
  6. Tupelo Public School Dist
  7. Lowndes Co School Dist
  8. Hinds Co School Dist
  9. Grenada School Dist
  10. Rankin Co School Dist
  11. Lauderdale Co School Dist

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Harrison Co School Dist's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Harrison Co School Dist: closest on enrollment (14,355 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($55,980 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

$194.9M
Total Revenue
$197.1M
Total Expenditure
$63.6M
Instruction Salaries
32% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$36.1M
Regular Program
$8.5M
Special Education
$2.2M
Vocational
$6.6M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Harrison Co 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 84% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 16% 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. Harrison Co School Dist sits in the upper quarter of that field at 11 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.

View all Mississippi districts →

Other Mississippi Districts

Large-district sample from 137 Mississippi peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Grenada School Dist
$49,271
3,864 students
Hattiesburg Public School Dist
$49,546
3,667 students
Greenville Public Schools
$51,060
3,542 students
Pontotoc Co School Dist
$49,957
3,466 students
Picayune School District
$48,005
3,431 students
Itawamba County School Dist
$50,564
3,375 students

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 Harrison Co School Dist
What is the average teacher salary in Harrison Co School Dist?

The average teacher salary in Harrison Co School Dist is $55,980 (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 Harrison Co School Dist teacher pay compare to the Mississippi average?

Harrison Co School Dist pays 9.1% more than the Mississippi state average of $51,325. The district's average is $55,980.

How does Harrison Co School Dist teacher pay compare to the national average?

Harrison Co School Dist pays 20.3% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $55,980.

What is the per-pupil spending in Harrison Co School Dist?

Harrison Co School Dist spends approximately $13,727 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Harrison Co School Dist's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 32% of Harrison Co School Dist's total expenditure of $197.1M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Harrison Co School Dist's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.