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Pascagoula-gautier School District

Pascagoula-gautier School District spends $17,649 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Mississippi districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Pascagoula-gautier School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$55,088
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$17,649
Per-pupil spending
6,565
Students enrolled
86th
Pct. in MS
$55,088

Pascagoula-gautier School District spends $17,649 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Mississippi districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $55,088, below the national average of $70,245, serving 6,565 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • High per-pupil spending: Pascagoula-gautier School District spends $17,649 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Mississippi districts with a reliable figure.
  • 86th percentile for Mississippi
  • 26th percentile nationally
  • 34% 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.
  • Pascagoula-gautier School District ranks #19 of 138 Mississippi districts by estimated teacher salary and #24 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
  • +19.0% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 2803480 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Pascagoula-gautier School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +7% vs state RANK-ST-MID P86 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P26 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-MID 6,565 students INSTR-LOW 34% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Pearl FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $55,088 estimated average teacher salary · P86 in Mississippi · P26 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Pearl ($154est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Pascagoula-gautier School

Salary neighbourhood · Pascagoula-gautier School

Pascagoula-gautier School 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 Pascagoula-gautier School

Pascagoula-gautier School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$55,088 26th percentile higher than 26% 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

Pascagoula-gautier School 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 Pascagoula-gautier School District ranks #19 of 138 Mississippi districts by estimated teacher salary and #24 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

Pascagoula-gautier 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 Pascagoula-gautier School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +19.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Mississippi's statewide +28.6% by 9.6 points, a growth rate faster than 10% of the 136 Mississippi districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$55,087.575

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
$63,471

+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 Pascagoula-gautier School District

What the Numbers Say About Pascagoula-gautier School District

Pascagoula-gautier School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Mississippi, serving 6,565 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,649. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $55,088, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2803480 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Mississippi statewide average of $51,325, teacher pay in Pascagoula-gautier School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 7.3% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (21.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Mississippi, it pays more than 86% 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, Pascagoula-gautier School District reports $115.9M in total expenditure against $118.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 34% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $23.0M, special-education teacher pay is $4.6M.

How does Pascagoula-gautier 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.

Pascagoula-gautier School District $55,088
Desoto Co School Dist $50,476
Mississippi avg $51,325
National avg $70,245

Pascagoula-gautier School District pays +9.1% more than Desoto Co School Dist · per-pupil $17,649 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, Pascagoula-gautier School District sits closest to Pearl Public School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Forrest County School District. 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. Pearl Public School District
  2. Madison Co School Dist
  3. Bay St Louis Waveland School Dist
  4. Canton Public School Dist
  5. Long Beach School Dist
  6. Columbia School District
  7. Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist
  8. Gulfport School Dist
  9. Harrison Co School Dist
  10. New Albany Public Schools
  11. Biloxi Public School Dist
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Forrest County School District
  2. Bay St Louis Waveland School Dist
  3. Laurel School District
  4. West Point Consolidated School Dist
  5. Pass Christian Public School Dist
  6. Oxford School District
  7. Cleveland School Dist
  8. Hattiesburg Public School Dist
  9. Columbus Municipal School Dist
  10. Vicksburg Warren School Dist
  11. Yazoo City Municipal School Dist

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Pascagoula-gautier School District's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Pascagoula-gautier School District: closest on enrollment (6,565 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($55,088 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

$118.0M
Total Revenue
$115.9M
Total Expenditure
$38.9M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$23.0M
Regular Program
$4.6M
Special Education
$2.2M
Vocational
$1.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Pascagoula-gautier 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 79% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 21% 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. Pascagoula-gautier School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 19 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.

Vicksburg Warren School Dist
$57,184
6,862 students
Gulfport School Dist
$54,338
6,113 students
Tupelo Public School Dist
$49,249
7,132 students
Lauderdale Co School Dist
$53,587
5,910 students
Ocean Springs School Dist
$53,511
5,861 students
Biloxi Public School Dist
$53,955
5,812 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 Pascagoula-gautier School District
What is the average teacher salary in Pascagoula-gautier School District?

The average teacher salary in Pascagoula-gautier School District is $55,088 (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 Pascagoula-gautier School District teacher pay compare to the Mississippi average?

Pascagoula-gautier School District pays 7.3% more than the Mississippi state average of $51,325. The district's average is $55,088.

How does Pascagoula-gautier School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Pascagoula-gautier School District pays 21.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $55,088.

What is the per-pupil spending in Pascagoula-gautier School District?

Pascagoula-gautier School District spends approximately $17,649 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Pascagoula-gautier School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 34% of Pascagoula-gautier School District's total expenditure of $115.9M (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. Pascagoula-gautier 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.