School district · Mississippi · LEAID 2804470
Vicksburg Warren School Dist
Vicksburg Warren School Dist sits in the highest third of Mississippi districts on estimated teacher pay at $57,184 (above 94% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Vicksburg Warren School Dist come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $57,184
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $16,458
- Per-pupil spending
- 6,862
- Students enrolled
- 94th
- Pct. in MS
Above benchmark
Vicksburg Warren School Dist sits in the highest third of Mississippi districts on estimated teacher pay at $57,184 (above 94% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $57,184, below the national average of $70,245, serving 6,862 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Upper-third pay in state: Vicksburg Warren School Dist sits in the highest third of Mississippi districts on estimated teacher pay at $57,184 (above 94% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
- 94th percentile for Mississippi
- 30th percentile nationally
- 30% 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.
- Vicksburg Warren School Dist ranks #8 of 138 Mississippi districts by estimated teacher salary and #40 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
- +36.5% 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, Vicksburg Warren School Dist's instructional payroll puts 83.1% into regular program , 9.9 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 | Vicksburg Warren | MS median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 83.1% | 73.2% | +9.9 pp |
| Special education | 10.1% | 14.4% | -4.4 pp |
| Vocational programs | 2.4% | 6.6% | -4.1 pp |
| Other programs | 4.4% | 4.8% | -0.4 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 2804470 · FY2023.
LEAID 2804470 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Vicksburg Warren F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $57,184 estimated average teacher salary · P94 in Mississippi · P30 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Jackson (+$876est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Vicksburg Warren
Salary neighbourhood · Vicksburg Warren
Vicksburg Warren 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).
- Columbus · low pole
Columbus · low pole
$47,148 est. salary
- Starkville- · near
Starkville- · near
$55,578 est. salary
- Harrison · near
Harrison · near
$55,980 est. salary
- Vicksburg
Vicksburg · this district
$57,184 est. salary
- Jackson · near
Jackson · near
$58,060 est. salary
- Oxford · top pay
Oxford · top pay
$60,147 est. salary
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National salary distribution for Vicksburg Warren
Vicksburg Warren School Dist's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$57,184 30th percentile higher than 30% of 10,684 US districts
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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
Vicksburg Warren in Mississippi's upper-third pay band
Same 138 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)
- Forrest County Ag High School
Forrest County Ag High School
$76,198 est. avg salary
- Vicksburg Warren School Dist
Vicksburg Warren School Dist
$57,184 est. avg salary
- Kemper Co School Dist
Kemper Co School Dist
$55,462 est. avg salary
What this shows Vicksburg Warren School Dist ranks #8 of 138 Mississippi districts by estimated teacher salary and #40 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
The same districts by per-pupil spending
Vicksburg Warren School Dist is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar
- Kemper Co School Dist
Kemper Co School Dist
$25,476 per pupil
- Forrest County Ag High School
Forrest County Ag High School
$18,885 per pupil
- Vicksburg Warren School Dist
Vicksburg Warren School Dist
$16,458 per pupil
What this shows Kemper Co School Dist leads spending at $25,476 per pupil; Forrest County Ag High School leads pay.
What stands out about Vicksburg Warren School Dist
- Estimated teacher pay here rose +36.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Mississippi's statewide +28.6% by 7.9 points, a growth rate faster than 79% of the 136 Mississippi districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
- Enrolment fell from 7,775 to 6,862 students (11.7% 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
- $57,184.001
- Mississippi price level
- 86.8 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $65,886
The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.
BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.
+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 Vicksburg Warren School Dist
What the Numbers Say About Vicksburg Warren School Dist
Vicksburg Warren School Dist is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Mississippi, serving 6,862 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,458. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $57,184, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2804470 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.
Relative to the Mississippi statewide average of $51,325, teacher pay in Vicksburg Warren School Dist runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 11.4% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (18.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Mississippi, it pays more than 94% 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, Vicksburg Warren School Dist reports $112.9M in total expenditure against $110.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 30% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $24.9M, special-education teacher pay is $3.0M.
How does Vicksburg Warren School Dist compare?
Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Mississippi average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.
Vicksburg Warren School Dist pays +13.3% more than Desoto Co School Dist · per-pupil $16,458 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, Vicksburg Warren School Dist sits closest to Webster Co School Dist; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Columbus Municipal 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.
- Columbus Municipal School Dist
- Yazoo City Municipal School Dist
- Hattiesburg Public School Dist
- Greenwood-leflore Cons Sch District
- Covington County School District
- Cleveland School Dist
- Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist
- Oxford School District
- Jackson Public School District
- Pass Christian Public School Dist
- Biloxi Public School Dist
Similar estimated teacher pay
Similar per-pupil investment
- Columbus Municipal School Dist$16,491 per pupil+0.2% versus this district · $47,148 estimated salary
- Yazoo City Municipal School Dist$16,281 per pupil-1.1% versus this district · $49,046 estimated salary
- Hattiesburg Public School Dist$16,802 per pupil+2.1% versus this district · $49,546 estimated salary
Out-of-state districts near Vicksburg Warren School Dist's enrollment scale
Two out-of-state peer sets for Vicksburg Warren School Dist: closest on enrollment (6,862 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($57,184 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
Instructional Salary by Program
The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Vicksburg Warren School Dist: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 87% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 13% 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. Vicksburg Warren School Dist sits in the upper quarter of that field at 8 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.
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Large-district sample from 137 Mississippi peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.
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 Vicksburg Warren School Dist
What is the average teacher salary in Vicksburg Warren School Dist?
The average teacher salary in Vicksburg Warren School Dist is $57,184 (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 Vicksburg Warren School Dist teacher pay compare to the Mississippi average?
Vicksburg Warren School Dist pays 11.4% more than the Mississippi state average of $51,325. The district's average is $57,184.
How does Vicksburg Warren School Dist teacher pay compare to the national average?
Vicksburg Warren School Dist pays 18.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $57,184.
What is the per-pupil spending in Vicksburg Warren School Dist?
Vicksburg Warren School Dist spends approximately $16,458 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Vicksburg Warren School Dist's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 30% of Vicksburg Warren School Dist's total expenditure of $112.9M (NCES FY2023).
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