Itawamba County School District

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

Itawamba County School District’s state funding for the 2023-2024 school year is $1,561,226 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 Itawamba County School District have been shorted a total of $28,059,018. 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 Itawamba County School District

Representatives

Rep. Randy Boyd

HOUSE DISTRICT 19

HOME:
P.O. Box 157
Mantachie, MS 38855
662.282.4045 (H)
662.231.0133 (C)

CAPITOL:
Room 400-E
Jackson, MS
601.359.3373

Rep. Chris Brown

HOUSE DISTRICT 20

HOME:
33112 Hwy 45 N
Nettleton, MS 38858
662.749.7118 (H)
662.369.8745 (W)
662.315.6966 (C)

CAPITOL:
Room 104-A
Jackson, MS
601.359.2428

Rep. Donnie Bell

HOUSE DISTRICT 21

HOME:
836 Tucker Rd
Fulton, MS 38843
601.862.3385 (H)

CAPITOL:
Room 400-A
Jackson, MS
601.359.3396

Senators

Sen. Daniel Sparks

SENATE DISTRICT 5

HOME:
P.O. Box 218
Belmont, MS 38827
662.234.4600 (W)
662.660.9800 (C)

CAPITOL:
Room 215
Jackson, MS
601.359.2395

Sen. Chad McMahan

SENATE DISTRICT 6

HOME:
1537 Hwy. 145
Guntown, MS 38849

 

CAPITOL:
Room 407
Jackson, MS
601.359.2886

Sen. Hob Bryan

SENATE DISTRICT 7

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

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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: FY202, 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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