Newton County School District
Newton County School District’s state funding for the 2024-2025 school year is $11,858,760, provided under the new, fully funded Mississippi Student Funding Formula (MSFF).
Statewide, funding for public schools increased by $239-million.
Prior to this year, Newton County schools had endured 16 consecutive years of underfunding in the previous funding formula, the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, resulting in a cumulative loss to the district of $14,646,220.
Legislators Representing Newton County School District
Representatives
HOME:
5904 Causeyville Rd.
Meridian, MS 39301
601.644.9974 (H)
CAPITOL:
Room 100-C
Jackson, MS
601.359.9392
HOME:
320 Smith Ridge Ln.
Enterprise, MS 39330
601.527.7991 (C)
CAPITOL:
Jackson, MS
601.359.3770
Senators
Nationally, Mississippi ranks near the bottom, 47th among the states, in per pupil school spending (U.S. Census, Public Education Finances: FY2022, published May 2024) but much higher, 25th among the states, in the rigor of our academic standards (Education Next, published May 2018).
