Brookhaven Public School District

-$ 0
Underfunded for 2022-2023
-$ 0
total underfunded since 2008

Brookhaven Public School District’s state funding for the 2023-2024 school year is $968,219 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 Brookhaven Public School District have been shorted a total of $20,580,821. 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 Brookhaven Public School District

Representatives

Rep. Vince Mangold

HOUSE DISTRICT 53

HOME:
1296 Wellman Drive SE
Brookhaven, MS 39601
601.835.2681 (W)
601.835.9155 (C)

CAPITOL:
P.O. Box 1018
Jackson, MS 39201
601.359.5140

Rep. Becky Currie

HOUSE DISTRICT 92

HOME:
407 Oliver Dr.
Brookhaven, MS 39601
601.833.5953 (C)

CAPITOL:
Room 401-C
Jackson, MS
601.359.3131

Senators

Sen. Jason Barrett

SENATE DISTRICT 39

HOME:
P.O. Box 729
Brookhaven, MS 39601
601.833.1177 (W)

CAPITOL:
Room 409
Jackson, MS
601.359.3237

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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).

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