PlainTeacher

School district · Mississippi · LEAID 2802400

Lamar County School District

Lamar County School District is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Mississippi districts (10,276 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Lamar County School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$52,963
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$11,878
Per-pupil spending
10,276
Students enrolled
70th
Pct. in MS
$52,963

Lamar County School District is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Mississippi districts (10,276 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $52,963, below the national average of $70,245, serving 10,276 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: Lamar County School District is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Mississippi districts (10,276 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 70th percentile for Mississippi
  • 22nd percentile nationally
  • 41% 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.
  • Lamar County School District ranks #41 of 138 Mississippi districts by estimated teacher salary and #124 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
  • +27.6% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

Keep this district in your shortlist

Save it in this browser, then return when PlainTeacher adds a newer public-data release. No account or personal details required.

View saved

Instructional payroll mix vs Mississippi median

Among 138 Mississippi districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Lamar County School District's instructional payroll puts 77.3% into regular program , 4.1 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 Lamar County MS median Gap
Regular program 77.3% 73.2% +4.1 pp
Special education 15.4% 14.4% +1.0 pp
Vocational programs 3.0% 6.6% -3.6 pp
Other programs 4.3% 4.8% -0.5 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 2802400 · FY2023.

LEAID 2802400 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Lamar County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +3% vs state RANK-ST-MID P70 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P22 national PPE-LOW $12K/pupil ENR-LARGE 10.3K students INSTR-MID 41% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Lafayette FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $52,963 estimated average teacher salary · P70 in Mississippi · P22 nationally · 41% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Hancock (+$326est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Lamar County

Salary neighbourhood · Lamar County

Lamar County 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 Lamar County

Lamar County School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$52,963 22nd percentile higher than 22% 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. Lamar County School District $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

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$52,963.138

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
$61,023

+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 Lamar County School District

What the Numbers Say About Lamar County School District

Lamar County School District is a mid-sized school district in Mississippi, serving 10,276 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $11,878. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $52,963, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2802400 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Mississippi statewide average of $51,325, teacher pay in Lamar County School District runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 3.2% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (24.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Mississippi, it pays more than 70% 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, Lamar County School District reports $122.1M in total expenditure against $134.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 41% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $33.0M, special-education teacher pay is $6.6M.

How does Lamar County School District compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Mississippi average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Lamar County School District $52,963
Desoto Co School Dist $50,476
Mississippi avg $51,325
National avg $70,245

Lamar County School District pays +4.9% more than Desoto Co School Dist · per-pupil $11,878 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, Lamar County School District sits closest to Lafayette Co School Dist; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Jackson 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. Lafayette Co School Dist
  2. Hancock Co School Dist
  3. Petal School Dist
  4. Ocean Springs School Dist
  5. Lauderdale Co School Dist
  6. Meridian Public Schools
  7. Lowndes Co School Dist
  8. Jackson Public School District
  9. Lincoln County School District
  10. Rankin Co School Dist
  11. Neshoba County School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Jackson Co School Dist
  2. Ocean Springs School Dist
  3. Itawamba County School Dist
  4. Scott Co School Dist
  5. Lincoln County School District
  6. Lee County School District
  7. Petal School Dist
  8. Desoto Co School Dist
  9. Union Co School Dist
  10. Jones Co School Dist
  11. Pontotoc Co School Dist

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Lamar County School District's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Lamar County School District: closest on enrollment (10,276 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($52,963 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

$134.9M
Total Revenue
$122.1M
Total Expenditure
$49.9M
Instruction Salaries
41% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$33.0M
Regular Program
$6.6M
Special Education
$1.3M
Vocational
$1.8M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Lamar County School District: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 86% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 14% 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. Lamar County School District places 41 of 137 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. 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.

Pearl Public School District
$54,934
4,216 students
George Co School Dist
$51,857
4,165 students
Hancock Co School Dist
$53,289
4,060 students
Greenwood-leflore Cons Sch District
$48,120
4,030 students
Scott Co School Dist
$50,490
3,989 students
Grenada School Dist
$49,271
3,864 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 Lamar County School District
What is the average teacher salary in Lamar County School District?

The average teacher salary in Lamar County School District is $52,963 (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 Lamar County School District teacher pay compare to the Mississippi average?

Lamar County School District pays 3.2% more than the Mississippi state average of $51,325. The district's average is $52,963.

How does Lamar County School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Lamar County School District pays 24.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $52,963.

What is the per-pupil spending in Lamar County School District?

Lamar County School District spends approximately $11,878 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Lamar County School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 41% of Lamar County School District's total expenditure of $122.1M (NCES FY2023).

Next read for Lamar County School District
Disclaimer & data sources

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainTeacher

Cite, share, embed & editorial notes

Share this district data

Download a sourced data card or share the canonical district profile.

X Facebook LinkedIn WhatsApp Email
Embed this widget

Copy this snippet to embed a live-linked card on your own site.

Editorial standards & source notes

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. Lamar County School District'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.