This was the 6th highest per pupil administrative spending in the state.
Per pupil spending will be $18,074 in the upcoming year.
Per pupil spending was $15,366 in 1999-2000, the most recent year for which figures were available.
Per pupil spending has increased by almost 40 percent in constant dollars during the last 10 years.
This ranked 283rd in the state for per pupil spending.
In 2008, the administration reported that the district per pupil spending was $10,666.
This ranked 369th for per pupil administrative spending in the state.
Mississippi ranks 49th in the average per pupil spending for education by the states.
New children require more classrooms, teachers and other per pupil spending.
It ranked 314th in the state for per pupil spending.