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District needs school facilities to support increased student achievement goals

Mississippi—March 17 , 2018

The Vicksburg Warren School District’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to ask Warren Countians t ...

Mayor: Hattiesburg school facilities 'need help now'

Mississippi—February 27 , 2018

City leaders are hoping residents can help with improvements to the aging facilities in the Hattie ...

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Mississippi

From 1994 through 2013, Mississippi's school districts paid 98% of the costs for K-12 capital projects with local sources of funds. The state provided 2% of the cost as compared with the national average of 19%.

School Year	# of Students	# of Schools
2012-2013	492,847	1,085

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Data source: U.S. Census of Governments; NCES Common Core Data

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