Average Teacher Salary in Mississippi
As salaries remain stagnant, the rankings for teacher salaries in Mississippi continue to follow an unchanging trend in the three years from 2007 to 2009 recorded by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In 2008 and 2007, Mississippi teacher salaries’ national ranking held at 45th. The average teacher salary in Mississippi rose 0.74 percent from 2007 to 2008 with the 2007 salary at $38,946.67 and increasing by $2,258.33 to $41,205 in 2008.
Even though teaching salaries in Mississippi dropped to 47th in 2009, teaching salaries in Mississippi rose 5.80 percent above the average 2008 salary and were 6.58 percent higher than 2007’s salary. Mississippi teacher salaries averaged $41,150 in 2009 and were $305 higher than 2008. The 2009 average salary was $2,563.33 higher than in 2007. The average teacher salary in Mississippi data is summarized below in the Mississippi teacher salary schedule:
| Average Salary | Percent Change | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 2009 | Rank | 2008 | Rank | 2007 | 2008 to 2009 | 2007 to 2008 | 2007 to 2009 | ||
| Mississippi | 47 | $41,510.00 | 45 | $41,205.00 | 45 | $38,946.67 | 0.74% | 5.80% | 6.58% | |
Read our article on becoming a teacher in Mississippi if you are interested in teaching in Mississippi.
Average Teacher Salaries in Nearby States
Financial Data for Mississippi
State Spending on Teachers
- Salary expenditure on all teachers (including home schoolers, special education, non-certified teachers): $1,608,319,306
- Benefits expenditures for teachers: $488,539,886
- Instructional expenditures for teaching supplies: $132,128,942
- Total current instructional expenditures per student (teacher salary and curriculum): $5,112
- Total current expenditures per student: $8,678
Revenue Per Student From Various Sources
- State revenue per student: $4,836
- Federal revenue per student: $1,433
State Sources of Revenue for Schools
- Revenue by state property tax: $982,600,977
- Revenue by local government property tax: $-1
- Federal grants direct to local districts: $33,859,303
- Federal grants through state: $664,635,568
Mississippi School Districts
| School District | Full Time Teachers | Student to Teacher Ratio | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen School District | 114 | 13 to 1 | 1100 West Commerce
Aberdeen, MS 39730 662-369-4682 |
| Alcorn School District | 261 | 14 to 1 | Alcorn County Courthouse
Corinth, MS 38835 662-286-5591 |
| Amite County School District | 89 | 14 to 1 | 533 Maggie St
Liberty, MS 39645 601-657-4361 |
| Amory School District | 123 | 15 to 1 | 124 North Main St
Amory, MS 38821 662-256-5991 |
| Attala County School District | 95 | 12 to 1 | 100 Courthouse Suite 3
Kosciusko, MS 39090 662-289-2801 |
| Baldwyn School District | 75 | 12 to 1 | 107 West Main St
Baldwyn, MS 38824 662-365-1000 |
| Bay St. Louis Waveland School District | 128 | 13 to 1 | 201 Carroll Ave
Bay Saint Louis, MS 39520 228-467-6621 |
| Benoit School District | 22 | 13 to 1 | 1827 Hwy 1
Benoit, MS 38725 662-742-3287 |
| Benton County School District | 105 | 13 to 1 | 31 Main St
Ashland, MS 38603 662-224-6252 |
| Biloxi Public School District | 385 | 12 to 1 | 160 St Peters Ave
Biloxi, MS 39530 228-374-1810 |
| Booneville School District | 92 | 14 to 1 | 201 North First St
Booneville, MS 38829 662-728-2171 |
| Brookhaven School District | 204 | 15 to 1 | 326 East Couroute St
Brookhaven, MS 39601 601-833-6661 |
| Calhoun County School District | 155 | 17 to 1 | 119 West Main
Pittsboro, MS 38951 662-412-3152 |
| Canton Public School District | 196 | 17 to 1 | 403 East Lincoln St
Canton, MS 39046 601-859-4110 |
| Carroll County School District | 79 | 12 to 1 | 603 Lexington St
Carrollton, MS 38917 662-237-9276 |
| Chickasaw County School District | 38 | 16 to 1 | 501 Griffin Ave
Houlka, MS 38850 662-568-3333 |
| Choctaw County School District | 131 | 12 to 1 | 19 East Main St
Ackerman, MS 39735 662-285-4022 |
| Claiborne County School District | 104 | 17 to 1 | 404 Market St
Port Gibson, MS 39150 601-437-4232 |
| Clarksdale Municipal School District | 226 | 15 to 1 | 101 Mcguire Rd
Clarksdale, MS 38614 662-627-8500 |
| Clay County School District | 14 | 11 to 1 | 205 Couroute St
West Point, MS 39773 662-494-2915 |
| Cleveland School District | 246 | 14 to 1 | 305 Merritt Dr
Cleveland, MS 38732 601-843-3529 |
| Clinton Public School District | 271 | 18 to 1 | 203 Easthaven Dr
Clinton, MS 39056 601-924-7533 |
| Coahoma County Agricultural High School | 23 | 12 to 1 | 3240 Friars Point Rd
Clarksdale, MS 38614 662-624-9424 |
| Coahoma County School District | 119 | 13 to 1 | 1555 Lee Dr
Clarksdale, MS 38614 662-624-5448 |
| Coffeeville School District | 49 | 13 to 1 | 16849 Okahoma St
Coffeeville, MS 38922 662-675-8941 |
| Columbia School District | 119 | 16 to 1 | 613 Bryan Ave
Columbia, MS 39429 601-736-2366 |
| Columbus Municipal School District | 315 | 14 to 1 | 2630 Mcarthur Dr
Columbus, MS 39705 662-241-7400 |
| Copiah County School District | 177 | 17 to 1 | 254 West Gallatin St
Hazlehurst, MS 39083 601-894-1341 |
| Corinth School District | 147 | 14 to 1 | 1204 North Harper Rd
Corinth, MS 38834 662-287-2425 |
| Covington County Schools | 232 | 14 to 1 | 1211 South Dogwood St
Collins, MS 39428 601-765-8247 |
| Desoto County School District | 1,723 | 18 to 1 | Five East South St
Hernando, MS 38632 662-429-5271 |
| Drew School District | 41 | 15 to 1 | 286 West Park Ave
Drew, MS 38737 662-745-6657 |
| Durant Public School District | 32 | 18 to 1 | 65 West Madison St
Durant, MS 39063 662-653-3175 |
| East Jasper Consolidated School District | 79 | 14 to 1 | 714 North Pine Ave
Heidelberg, MS 39439 601-787-3281 |
| East Tallahatchie Consol School District | 98 | 14 to 1 | 411 Chestnut St
Charleston, MS 38921 662-647-5524 |
| Ellisville State School Administration | 11 | 6 to 1 | Hwy 11 South
Ellisville, MS 39437 601-477-5801 |
| Enterprise School District | 70 | 13 to 1 | 503 River Rd
Enterprise, MS 39330 601-659-7965 |
| Forest Municipal School District | 90 | 17 to 1 | 325 Cleveland St
Forest, MS 39074 601-469-3250 |
| Forrest County Agricultural High School | 41 | 14 to 1 | 215 Old Hwy 49 East
Brooklyn, MS 39425 601-582-4102 |
| Forrest County School District | 196 | 12 to 1 | 400 Forrest St
Hattiesburg, MS 39403 601-545-6055 |
| Franklin County School District | 123 | 12 to 1 | 41 First St
Meadville, MS 39653 601-384-2340 |
| George County School District | 266 | 16 to 1 | 5152 Main St
Lucedale, MS 39452 601-947-6993 |
| Greene County School District | 151 | 14 to 1 | 528 Oak St
Leakesville, MS 39451 601-394-2364 |
| Greenville Public Schools | 435 | 16 to 1 | 412 South Main St
Greenville, MS 38701 662-334-7000 |
| Greenwood Public School District | 211 | 14 to 1 | 401 Howard St
Greenwood, MS 38935 662-453-4231 |
| Grenada School District | 266 | 17 to 1 | 253 South Main St
Grenada, MS 38901 662-226-1606 |
| Gulfport School District | 391 | 14 to 1 | 2001 Pass Rd
Gulfport, MS 39501 228-865-4600 |
| Hancock County School District | 288 | 15 to 1 | 17304 Hwy 603
Kiln, MS 39556 228-255-0376 |
| Harrison County School District | 753 | 18 to 1 | 11072 Hwy 49
Gulfport, MS 39503 228-539-6500 |
| Hattiesburg Public School District | 332 | 14 to 1 | 301 Mamie St
Hattiesburg, MS 39401 601-582-5078 |
| Hazlehurst City School District | 97 | 16 to 1 | 119 Roberoute Mcdaniel Dr
Hazlehurst, MS 39083 601-894-1152 |
| Hinds County Agricultural High School | 19 | 11 to 1 | 34175 Hwy 18
Utica, MS 39175 601-857-3230 |
| Hinds County School District | 468 | 14 to 1 | 13192 Hwy 18
Raymond, MS 39154 601-857-5222 |
| Hollandale School District | 76 | 11 to 1 | 101 West Washington Ave
Hollandale, MS 38748 662-827-2276 |
| Holly Springs School District | 123 | 13 to 1 | 840 Hwy 178 East
Holly Springs, MS 38635 662-252-2183 |
| Holmes County School District | 186 | 18 to 1 | 313 Olive St
Lexington, MS 39095 662-834-2175 |
| Houston School District | 139 | 14 to 1 | 636 Starkville Rd
Houston, MS 38851 601-456-3332 |
| Hudspeth Center Administration | 10 | 4 to 1 | Hwy 475 South
Whitfield, MS 39193 601-664-6310 |
| Humphreys County School District | 108 | 17 to 1 | 401 Fourth St
Belzoni, MS 39038 662-247-6000 |
| Indianola School District | 172 | 14 to 1 | 702 Hwy 82 East
Indianola, MS 38751 662-887-2654 |
| Itawamba County School District | 279 | 13 to 1 | 605 South South Cummings St
Fulton, MS 38843 662-862-2159 |
| Jackson County School District | 596 | 15 to 1 | 4700 Colonel Vickrey Rd
Vancleave, MS 39565 228-826-1757 |
| Jackson Public School District | 1,908 | 16 to 1 | 662 South President St
Jackson, MS 39225 601-960-8725 |
| Jefferson County School District | 105 | 14 to 1 | 942 Main St
Fayette, MS 39069 601-597-5047 |
| Jefferson Davis County School District | 121 | 15 to 1 | 1025 3rd St
Prentiss, MS 39474 601-792-4267 |
| Jones County School District | 541 | 15 to 1 | 5204 Hwy 11 North
Ellisville, MS 39437 601-649-5201 |
| Kemper County School District | 92 | 13 to 1 | Main St
Dekalb, MS 39328 601-743-2657 |
| Kosciusko School District | 140 | 16 to 1 | 229 West Washington St
Kosciusko, MS 39090 662-289-4771 |
| Lafayette County School District | 182 | 13 to 1 | 100 Commodore Dr
Oxford, MS 38655 662-234-3271 |
| Lamar County School District | 564 | 15 to 1 | 300 North St
Purvis, MS 39475 601-794-1030 |
| Lauderdale County School District | 435 | 15 to 1 | 410 Constitution Ave
Meridian, MS 39302 601-693-1683 |
| Laurel School District | 244 | 12 to 1 | 303 West 8th St
Laurel, MS 39440 601-649-6391 |
| Lawrence County School District | 178 | 13 to 1 | 346 Thomas East Jolly Dr
Monticello, MS 39654 601-587-2506 |
| Leake County School District | 221 | 15 to 1 | 123 Main St
Carthage, MS 39051 601-267-4579 |
| Lee County School District | 465 | 15 to 1 | 1280 College View Dr
Tupelo, MS 38804 662-841-9144 |
| Leflore County School District | 185 | 15 to 1 | 1901 Hwy 82 West
Greenwood, MS 38930 662-453-8566 |
| Leland School District | 72 | 15 to 1 | 408 East Fourth St
Leland, MS 38756 662-686-5000 |
| Lincoln County School District | 185 | 17 to 1 | 233 East Monticello St
Brookhaven, MS 39602 601-835-0011 |
| Long Beach School District | 232 | 12 to 1 | 19148 Commission Rd
Long Beach, MS 39560 228-864-1146 |
| Louisville Municipal School District | 192 | 14 to 1 | 112 South Columbus Ave
Louisville, MS 39339 662-773-3411 |
| Lowndes County School District | 370 | 15 to 1 | 1053 Hwy 45 South
Columbus, MS 39701 662-244-5000 |
| Lumberton Public School District | 62 | 13 to 1 | 107 West Tenth Ave
Lumberton, MS 39455 601-796-2441 |
| Madison County School District | 739 | 16 to 1 | 117 Fourth St
Flora, MS 39071 601-879-3000 |
| Magnolia Grove School | 9 | 2 to 1 | 1401 College Dr
Meridian, MS 39304 601-481-2432 |
| Marion County School District | 185 | 13 to 1 | 600 Brd St
Columbia, MS 39429 601-736-7193 |
| Marshall County School District | 201 | 16 to 1 | 158 East College Ave
Holly Springs, MS 38635 662-252-4271 |
| Mccomb School District | 213 | 13 to 1 | 695 Minnesota Ave
Mccomb, MS 39648 601-684-4661 |
| Mdhs Division Of Youth Services | 32 | 2 to 1 | North State St
Jackson, MS 39205 601-359-4957 |
| Meridian Public School District | 466 | 14 to 1 | 1019 25th Ave
Meridian, MS 39301 601-483-6271 |
| Missisippi School For Math And Science | 24 | 9 to 1 | 1100 College St Muw-1627
Columbus, MS 39701 662-329-7360 |
| Missisippi School For The Arts | 12 | 11 to 1 | 308 West Cherokee St
Brookhaven, MS 39601 601-823-1300 |
| Missisippi School For The Blind | 26 | not available | 1252 Eastover Dr
Jackson, MS 39211 601-984-8203 |
| Missisippi School For The Deaf | 26 | 5 to 1 | 1253 Eastover Dr
Jackson, MS 39211 601-984-8015 |
| Mississippi State Hospital | 1 | 38 to 1 | Building 25
Whitfield, MS 39193 601-351-8024 |
| Monroe County School District | 177 | 13 to 1 | 1619 Hwy 25 North
Amory, MS 38821 662-257-2176 |
| Montgomery County School District | 28 | 16 to 1 | 618 Summit St
Winona, MS 38967 662-283-4533 |
| Moss Point Separate School District | 248 | 12 to 1 | 4924 Church St
Moss Point, MS 39563 228-474-1164 |
| Mound Bayou Public School | 43 | 14 to 1 | 301 Martin L. King
Mound Bayou, MS 38762 662-741-2555 |
| Natchez-adams School District | 292 | 14 to 1 | 10 Homochitto St
Natchez, MS 39121 601-445-2876 |
| Neshoba County School District | 199 | 16 to 1 | 401 Main And Beacon St
Philadelphia, MS 39350 601-656-3752 |
| Nettleton School District | 102 | 14 to 1 | 179 Mullen Ave
Nettleton, MS 38858 662-963-2151 |
| New Albany Public Schools | 162 | 14 to 1 | 301 Hwy 15 North
New Albany, MS 38652 662-534-1800 |
| Newton County School District | 128 | 15 to 1 | 15305 Hwy 15 South
Decatur, MS 39327 601-635-2317 |
| Newton Municipal School District | 87 | 12 to 1 | 205 School St
Newton, MS 39345 601-683-2451 |
| North Bolivar School District | 59 | 13 to 1 | 700 Lauderdale St
Shelby, MS 38774 662-398-4000 |
| North Panola Schools | 136 | 12 to 1 | 470 Hwy 51 North
Sardis, MS 38666 662-487-2305 |
| North Pike School District | 139 | 17 to 1 | 1036 Jaguar Trail
Summit, MS 39666 601-276-2216 |
| North Tippah School District | 91 | 15 to 1 | 24111 Hwy 15 North
Tiplersville, MS 38674 662-223-4384 |
| Noxubee County School District | 137 | 14 to 1 | 15867 Hwy 14 West
Macon, MS 39341 662-726-4527 |
| Ocean Springs School District | 355 | 15 to 1 | 2300 Government St
Ocean Springs, MS 39564 228-875-7706 |
| Okolona Separate School District | 59 | 12 to 1 | 503 West Main
Okolona, MS 38860 662-447-2353 |
| Oktibbeha County School District | 76 | 11 to 1 | 105 North Dr D. L. Conner Dr
Starkville, MS 39759 662-323-1472 |
| Oxford School District | 235 | 14 to 1 | 224 Bramlett Blvd
Oxford, MS 38655 662-234-3541 |
| Pascagoula School District | 554 | 13 to 1 | 1006 Communy Ave
Pascagoula, MS 39568 228-938-6491 |
| Pass Christian Public School District | 111 | 14 to 1 | 6303 West Wittman Rd
Pass Christian, MS 39571 228-255-6200 |
| Pearl Public School District | 256 | 15 to 1 | 3375 Hwy 80 East
Pearl, MS 39208 601-932-7916 |
| Pearl River County School District | 198 | 16 to 1 | 7441 Hwy 11
Carriere, MS 39426 601-798-7744 |
| Perry County School District | 103 | 13 to 1 | 105 Main St
New Augusta, MS 39462 601-964-3211 |
| Petal School District | 281 | 14 to 1 | 115 Hwy 42 East
Petal, MS 39465 601-545-3002 |
| Philadelphia Public School District | 90 | 13 to 1 | 248 Byrd Ave
Philadelphia, MS 39350 601-656-2672 |
| Picayune School District | 253 | 15 to 1 | 706 Goodyear Blvd
Picayune, MS 39466 601-798-3230 |
| Pontotoc City Schools | 167 | 14 to 1 | 140 Education Dr
Pontotoc, MS 38863 662-489-3336 |
| Pontotoc County School District | 237 | 14 to 1 | 285 Hwy 15 Bypass South
Pontotoc, MS 38863 601-489-3932 |
| Poplarville Separate School District | 149 | 15 to 1 | 302 South Julia St
Poplarville, MS 39470 601-795-8477 |
| Prentiss County School District | 193 | 12 to 1 | 105 North College St
Booneville, MS 38829 662-728-4911 |
| Quitman County School District | 105 | 13 to 1 | Courthouse Annex Building
Marks, MS 38646 662-326-5451 |
| Quitman School District | 154 | 13 to 1 | 104 East Franklin St
Quitman, MS 39355 601-776-2186 |
| Rankin County School District | 1,274 | 14 to 1 | 1220 Applacee Park Placeace
Brandon, MS 39042 601-825-5590 |
| Richton School District | 53 | 14 to 1 | 701 Elm Ave
Richton, MS 39476 601-788-6581 |
| Roger Amos Mcmurtry Administration | 4 | 6 to 1 | 14426 James Bond Rd
Gulfport, MS 39503 228-328-6038 |
| Scott County School District | 236 | 16 to 1 | 100 East First St
Forest, MS 39074 601-469-3861 |
| Senatobia Municipal School District | 114 | 16 to 1 | 104 Mckie St
Senatobia, MS 38668 662-562-4897 |
| Shaw School District | 46 | 13 to 1 | 200 Jefferson Ave
Shaw, MS 38773 662-754-2611 |
| Simpson County School District | 282 | 15 to 1 | 111 Education Ln
Mendenhall, MS 39114 601-847-1562 |
| Smith County School District | 205 | 15 to 1 | 212 Sylvarena Ave
Raleigh, MS 39153 601-782-4296 |
| South Delta School District | 76 | 15 to 1 | 106 Athletic Dr
Rolling Fork, MS 39159 662-873-4302 |
| South Panola School District | 280 | 16 to 1 | 209 Boothe St
Batesville, MS 38606 662-563-9361 |
| South Pike School District | 132 | 15 to 1 | 250 West Bay St
Magnolia, MS 39652 601-783-3742 |
| South Tippah School District | 194 | 14 to 1 | 402 Greenlee Ave
Ripley, MS 38663 662-837-7156 |
| Starkville School District | 284 | 15 to 1 | 401 Greensboro St
Starkville, MS 39759 662-324-4050 |
| Stone County School District | 191 | 15 to 1 | 214 Critz St
Wiggins, MS 39577 601-928-7247 |
| Stovall Sped Complex Administration | 16 | 1 to 1 | 967 Regional Center Dr
Oxford, MS 38655 662-513-7739 |
| Sunflower County School District | 116 | 15 to 1 | Courthouse-200 Main St
Indianola, MS 38751 662-887-4919 |
| Tate County School District | 173 | 18 to 1 | 107 Couroute St
Senatobia, MS 38668 662-562-5861 |
| Tishomingo County Special Municipal Separate School District | 225 | 15 to 1 | 1620 Paul Edmondson Dr
Iuka, MS 38852 662-423-3206 |
| Tunica County School District | 166 | 14 to 1 | 744 School St
Tunica, MS 38676 662-363-2811 |
| Tupelo Public School District | 559 | 13 to 1 | 72 South Green St
Tupelo, MS 38804 662-841-8850 |
| Union County School District | 175 | 15 to 1 | 250 Carter Ave
New Albany, MS 38652 662-534-1960 |
| Union Public School District | 59 | 15 to 1 | 417 South Decatur St
Union, MS 39365 601-774-9579 |
| Vicksburg Warren School District | 570 | 16 to 1 | 1500 Mission 66
Vicksburg, MS 39180 601-638-5122 |
| Walthall County School District | 160 | 16 to 1 | 814a Morse Ave
Tylertown, MS 39667 601-876-3401 |
| Water Valley School District | 92 | 14 to 1 | 544 Market St
Water Valley, MS 38965 662-473-1203 |
| Wayne County School District | 272 | 14 to 1 | 810 Chickasawhay St
Waynesboro, MS 39367 601-735-4871 |
| Webster County School District | 120 | 15 to 1 | 95 Clark Ave
Eupora, MS 39744 662-258-5921 |
| West Bolivar School District | 66 | 14 to 1 | 909 Hwy 8
Rosedale, MS 38769 662-759-3525 |
| West Jasper Consolidated Schools | 109 | 15 to 1 | 510 Hwy 18
Bay Springs, MS 39422 601-764-2280 |
| West Point School District | 210 | 16 to 1 | 429 Commerce St
West Point, MS 39773 662-494-4242 |
| West Tallahatchie School District | 67 | 14 to 1 | 1096 Friendship Rd
Webb, MS 38966 662-375-9291 |
| Western Line School District | 128 | 15 to 1 | 102 Maddox Rd
Avon, MS 38723 662-335-7186 |
| Wilkinson County School District | 98 | 14 to 1 | 488 Main St
Woodville, MS 39669 601-888-6085 |
| Winona Separate School District | 74 | 17 to 1 | 218 Fairground St
Winona, MS 38967 662-283-3731 |
| Yazoo City Municipal School District | 173 | 16 to 1 | 1133 Calhoun Ave
Yazoo City, MS 39194 662-746-2125 |
| Yazoo County School District | 117 | 15 to 1 | 119 West Jefferson St
Yazoo City, MS 39194 662-746-4672 |
