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Newton Municipal School District

Newton Municipal School District sits in the lowest third of Mississippi districts on estimated teacher pay at $39,446 (above only 0% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Newton Municipal School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$39,446
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$15,330
Per-pupil spending
816
Students enrolled
0th
Pct. in MS
$39,446

Newton Municipal School District sits in the lowest third of Mississippi districts on estimated teacher pay at $39,446 (above only 0% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $39,446, below the national average of $70,245, serving 816 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Newton Municipal School District sits in the lowest third of Mississippi districts on estimated teacher pay at $39,446 (above only 0% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 0th percentile for Mississippi
  • 1st percentile nationally
  • 31% 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.
  • Newton Municipal School District ranks #138 of 138 Mississippi districts by estimated teacher salary and #58 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
  • +32.2% 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, Newton Municipal School District's instructional payroll puts 18.7% into special education , 4.3 points above the state median of 14.4%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Mississippi peer.

Program Newton Municipal MS median Gap
Regular program 71.3% 73.2% -1.9 pp
Special education 18.7% 14.4% +4.3 pp
Vocational programs 8.7% 6.6% +2.1 pp
Other programs 1.3% 4.8% -3.5 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 2803180 · FY2023.

LEAID 2803180 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Newton Municipal F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -23% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P0 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P1 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-SMALL 816 students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Holmes FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $39,446 estimated average teacher salary · P0 in Mississippi · P1 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Columbus (+$7,702est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Newton Municipal

Salary neighbourhood · Newton Municipal

Newton Municipal 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 Newton Municipal

Newton Municipal School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$39,446 1st percentile higher than 1% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). This entry sits in this band. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Above this entry. $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. This 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

Newton Municipal 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 Newton Municipal School District ranks #138 of 138 Mississippi districts by estimated teacher salary and #58 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

Newton Municipal 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 Newton Municipal School District

  • It ranks in the bottom 5% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 1% of districts.
  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +32.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Mississippi's statewide +28.6% by 3.6 points, a growth rate faster than 63% of the 136 Mississippi districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 938 to 816 students (13.0% 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
$39,446.003

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
$45,449

+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 Newton Municipal School District

What the Numbers Say About Newton Municipal School District

Newton Municipal School District is a small school district in Mississippi, serving 816 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $15,330. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $39,446, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2803180 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Mississippi statewide average of $51,325, teacher pay in Newton Municipal School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 23.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (43.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Mississippi, it pays more than 0% 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, Newton Municipal School District reports $12.5M in total expenditure against $14.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 31% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.4M, special-education teacher pay is $0.6M.

How does Newton Municipal 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.

Newton Municipal School District $39,446
Desoto Co School Dist $50,476
Mississippi avg $51,325
National avg $70,245

Newton Municipal School District pays -21.9% less than Desoto Co School Dist · per-pupil $15,330 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, Newton Municipal School District sits closest to Holmes County Consolidated SD; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Walthall 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. Holmes County Consolidated SD
  2. Hollandale School Dist
  3. West Tallahatchie School District
  4. West Bolivar Cons School Dist
  5. Calhoun Co School Dist
  6. Sunflower Cty Cons School District
  7. Nettleton School Dist
  8. East Jasper Consolidated Sch Dist
  9. Leake Co School Dist
  10. Coahoma County School District
  11. Forrest County School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Walthall Co School Dist
  2. Philadelphia Public School Dist
  3. Quitman Co School Dist
  4. Marion Co School Dist
  5. Winona-montgomery Consolidated
  6. Hazlehurst City School District
  7. East Tallahatchie Consol Sch Dist
  8. Wayne Co School Dist
  9. Canton Public School Dist
  10. Western Line School District
  11. Neshoba County School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Newton Municipal School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Newton Municipal School District: closest on enrollment (816 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($39,446 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

$14.1M
Total Revenue
$12.5M
Total Expenditure
$3.9M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.4M
Regular Program
$0.6M
Special Education
$0.3M
Vocational
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Newton Municipal 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. At the other end, Newton Municipal School District anchors the bottom of the 137-district field, so the gap between it and the state's ceiling is close to the full spread the state average is drawn from. 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

Smaller-district sample from 137 Mississippi peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Booneville School Dist
$55,549
1,321 students
Hazlehurst City School District
$62,125
1,368 students
Noxubee County School District
$52,718
1,397 students
West Jasper Consolidated Schools
$53,967
1,411 students
Amory School Dist
$54,507
1,518 students
South Pike School Dist
$48,260
1,557 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 Newton Municipal School District
What is the average teacher salary in Newton Municipal School District?

The average teacher salary in Newton Municipal School District is $39,446 (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 Newton Municipal School District teacher pay compare to the Mississippi average?

Newton Municipal School District pays 23.1% less than the Mississippi state average of $51,325. The district's average is $39,446.

How does Newton Municipal School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Newton Municipal School District pays 43.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $39,446.

What is the per-pupil spending in Newton Municipal School District?

Newton Municipal School District spends approximately $15,330 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Newton Municipal School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 31% of Newton Municipal School District's total expenditure of $12.5M (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. Newton Municipal 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.