Mississippi Fast Facts

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  • 36%

    Mississippi Residents think K–12 education in Mississippi is headed in the right direction.

EdChoice Public Opinion Tracker

Mississippi K–12 Education Spending

$5.0 Billion

Total Mississippi Public Education Revenue

U.S. Department of Education, NCES, Common Core of Data (CCD)

Data last updated 6/2022.

Mississippi Student Transportation

  • $836

    Avg. District Busing Expenditure Per Pupil

  • 8.2%

    Total Spending Per Pupil

U.S. Department of Education, NCES, Common Core of Data (CCD)

Data last updated 6/2022.

Inter-District

Transfer agreements between school districts must include a provision providing for transportation. In the absence of a provision, parents are responsible for transportation.

Charter School

The state is required to disburse transportation funding to a charter school on the same basis and in the same manner as to districts.

Private School

Mississippi neither requires nor provides support for transportation of private school students.

State Student Transportation Statutes

Inter-District: Miss. Code Ann. § 37-15-31

Charter Schools: Miss. Code Ann. § 37-28-55

Private Schools: Miss. Code Ann. § 37-41-3

Transporting School Choice Students, 2020