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Lee County School District

Lee County School District sits in the lowest third of Mississippi districts on estimated teacher pay at $49,252 (above only 28% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Lee County School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$49,252
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$12,240
Per-pupil spending
6,303
Students enrolled
28th
Pct. in MS
$49,252

Lee County School District sits in the lowest third of Mississippi districts on estimated teacher pay at $49,252 (above only 28% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $49,252, below the national average of $70,245, serving 6,303 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Lee County School District sits in the lowest third of Mississippi districts on estimated teacher pay at $49,252 (above only 28% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 28th percentile for Mississippi
  • 13th percentile nationally
  • 39% 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.
  • Lee County School District ranks #99 of 138 Mississippi districts by estimated teacher salary and #119 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
  • +33.7% 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, Lee County School District's instructional payroll puts 77.1% into regular program , 3.9 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 Lee County MS median Gap
Regular program 77.1% 73.2% +3.9 pp
Special education 14.0% 14.4% -0.4 pp
Vocational programs 5.0% 6.6% -1.5 pp
Other programs 3.8% 4.8% -0.9 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 2802550 · FY2023.

LEAID 2802550 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Lee County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -4% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P28 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P13 national PPE-LOW $12K/pupil ENR-MID 6,303 students INSTR-MID 39% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Tupelo FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $49,252 estimated average teacher salary · P28 in Mississippi · P13 nationally · 39% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Tupelo ($3est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Lee County

Salary neighbourhood · Lee County

Lee County trails 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
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National salary distribution for Lee County

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$49,252 13th percentile higher than 13% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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. Lee 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

Lee County in Mississippi's lower-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 Lee County School District ranks #99 of 138 Mississippi districts by estimated teacher salary and #119 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

Lee County School District 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

What stands out about Lee County School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +33.7% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Mississippi's statewide +28.6% by 5.1 points, a growth rate faster than 72% of the 136 Mississippi districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 6,902 to 6,303 students (8.7% 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
$49,251.642

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
$56,747

+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 Lee County School District

What the Numbers Say About Lee County School District

Lee County School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Mississippi, serving 6,303 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $12,240. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $49,252, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2802550 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Mississippi statewide average of $51,325, teacher pay in Lee County School District runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 4.0% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (29.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Mississippi, it pays more than 28% 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, Lee County School District reports $77.2M in total expenditure against $78.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 39% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $19.3M, special-education teacher pay is $3.5M.

How does Lee 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.

Lee County School District $49,252
Desoto Co School Dist $50,476
Mississippi avg $51,325
National avg $70,245

Lee County School District pays -2.4% less than Desoto Co School Dist · per-pupil $12,240 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, Lee County School District sits closest to Tupelo Public School Dist; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Monroe 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. Tupelo Public School Dist
  2. Grenada School Dist
  3. Simpson Co School Dist
  4. Pontotoc City Schools
  5. Yazoo City Municipal School Dist
  6. Hattiesburg Public School Dist
  7. Natchez-adams School District
  8. Tishomingo Co Sp Mun Sch Dist
  9. South Panola School District
  10. Hinds Co School Dist
  11. Senatobia Municipal School Dist
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Monroe Co School Dist
  2. Petal School Dist
  3. Lincoln County School District
  4. Smith Co School Dist
  5. Pontotoc Co School Dist
  6. Lauderdale Co School Dist
  7. Prentiss Co School Dist
  8. Rankin Co School Dist
  9. Pontotoc City Schools
  10. Ocean Springs School Dist
  11. Lamar County School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Lee County School District: closest on enrollment (6,303 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($49,252 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

$78.0M
Total Revenue
$77.2M
Total Expenditure
$30.3M
Instruction Salaries
39% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$19.3M
Regular Program
$3.5M
Special Education
$1.3M
Vocational
$1.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Lee 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 82% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 18% 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. Lee County School District places 99 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.

Covington County School District
$47,538
2,609 students
Brookhaven School Dist
$50,715
2,586 students
Gulfport School Dist
$54,338
6,113 students
Pascagoula-gautier School District
$55,088
6,565 students
Lauderdale Co School Dist
$53,587
5,910 students
Ocean Springs School Dist
$53,511
5,861 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 Lee County School District
What is the average teacher salary in Lee County School District?

The average teacher salary in Lee County School District is $49,252 (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 Lee County School District teacher pay compare to the Mississippi average?

Lee County School District pays 4.0% less than the Mississippi state average of $51,325. The district's average is $49,252.

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

Lee County School District pays 29.9% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $49,252.

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

Lee County School District spends approximately $12,240 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 39% of Lee County School District's total expenditure of $77.2M (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. Lee 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.