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School district · Mississippi · LEAID 2803300

Noxubee County School District

Noxubee County School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Mississippi districts (1,397 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Noxubee County School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$52,718
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$13,952
Per-pupil spending
1,397
Students enrolled
70th
Pct. in MS
$52,718

Noxubee County School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Mississippi districts (1,397 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $52,718, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,397 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Noxubee County School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Mississippi districts (1,397 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 70th percentile for Mississippi
  • 21st percentile nationally
  • 28% 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.
  • Noxubee County School District ranks #42 of 138 Mississippi districts by estimated teacher salary and #79 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
  • +21.7% 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, Noxubee County School District's instructional payroll puts 66.4% into regular program , 6.8 points below the state median of 73.2%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Noxubee County MS median Gap
Regular program 66.4% 73.2% -6.8 pp
Special education 19.4% 14.4% +5.0 pp
Vocational programs 8.9% 6.6% +2.3 pp
Other programs 5.4% 4.8% +0.6 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 2803300 · FY2023.

LEAID 2803300 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Noxubee County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P70 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P21 national PPE-LOW $14K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,397 students INSTR-LOW 28% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Louisville FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $52,718 estimated average teacher salary · P70 in Mississippi · P21 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Lamar (+$245est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Noxubee County

Salary neighbourhood · Noxubee County

Noxubee 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 Noxubee County

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$52,718 21st percentile higher than 21% 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. 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

What stands out about Noxubee County School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +21.7% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Mississippi's statewide +28.6% by 6.9 points, a growth rate faster than 19% of the 136 Mississippi districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 1,495 to 1,397 students (6.6% 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
$52,718.037

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
$60,741

+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 Noxubee County School District

What the Numbers Say About Noxubee County School District

Noxubee County School District is a small school district in Mississippi, serving 1,397 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $13,952. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $52,718, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2803300 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Mississippi statewide average of $51,325, teacher pay in Noxubee County School District runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 2.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (25.0% 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, Noxubee County School District reports $19.5M in total expenditure against $20.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 28% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.2M, special-education teacher pay is $0.9M.

How does Noxubee 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.

Noxubee County School District $52,718
Desoto Co School Dist $50,476
Mississippi avg $51,325
National avg $70,245

Noxubee County School District pays +4.4% more than Desoto Co School Dist · per-pupil $13,952 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

Louisville Municipal School Dist is Noxubee County School District's nearest match on both pay and per-pupil investment, which is uncommon: the two signals point at different districts for roughly 98% of districts. 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. Louisville Municipal School Dist
  2. Enterprise School Dist
  3. Wilkinson Co School Dist
  4. Newton County School District
  5. Meridian Public Schools
  6. Tunica County School District
  7. Lafayette Co School Dist
  8. Corinth School Dist
  9. Greene County School District
  10. Lincoln County School District
  11. Hancock Co School Dist
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Louisville Municipal School Dist
  2. Franklin Co School Dist
  3. Webster Co School Dist
  4. Columbia School District
  5. Greene County School District
  6. Leake Co School Dist
  7. West Jasper Consolidated Schools
  8. Calhoun Co School Dist
  9. Greenville Public Schools
  10. Brookhaven School Dist
  11. Richton School Dist

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Noxubee County School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Noxubee County School District: closest on enrollment (1,397 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($52,718 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

$20.1M
Total Revenue
$19.5M
Total Expenditure
$5.5M
Instruction Salaries
28% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.2M
Regular Program
$0.9M
Special Education
$0.4M
Vocational
$0.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Noxubee 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 89% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 11% 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. Noxubee County School District places 42 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

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

Moss Point Separate School Dist
$54,721
1,569 students
North Panola School District
$50,267
1,219 students
Franklin Co School Dist
$53,603
1,211 students
Humphreys Co School Dist
$58,680
1,207 students
Quitman School Dist
$51,285
1,593 students
Claiborne Co School Dist
$59,100
1,188 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 Noxubee County School District
What is the average teacher salary in Noxubee County School District?

The average teacher salary in Noxubee County School District is $52,718 (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 Noxubee County School District teacher pay compare to the Mississippi average?

Noxubee County School District pays 2.7% more than the Mississippi state average of $51,325. The district's average is $52,718.

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

Noxubee County School District pays 25.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $52,718.

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

Noxubee County School District spends approximately $13,952 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 28% of Noxubee County School District's total expenditure of $19.5M (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. Noxubee 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.