Nettleton Public School District
Nettleton Public School District’s state funding for the 2023-2024 school year is $503,241 below the amount required by state law. Statewide, Mississippi’s public schools are underfunded by $175,829,477.
This is the 16th consecutive year that Mississippi has underfunded its public schools. Since 2008, the last time the MAEP was fully funded, students in the Nettleton Public School District have been shorted a total of $10,893,649. During this same period, Mississippi raised its academic standards significantly, yet public schools have been denied the resources needed to meet those standards.
Legislators Representing Nettleton Public School District
Representatives
Senators
HOME:
P.O. Box 75
Amory, MS 38821
662.256.9989 (H)
662.256.9601 (W)
CAPITOL:
Room 212-C
Jackson, MS
601.359.2395
Nationally, Mississippi ranks near the bottom, 48th among the states, in per pupil school spending (U.S. Census, Public Education Finances: FY2021, published May 2023) but much higher, 25th among the states, in the rigor of our academic standards (Education Next, published May 2018).
