Best High Schools in Mississippi

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MAAP test scores by the Mississippi Department of Education. The most recent update was on Monday, August 19, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 228)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
280183000315	191	Hazlehurst High School	Public	9-12	101 S. Haley Street	Hazlehurst	39083	Copiah County	Hazlehurst City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 894-2489	401	27	14.7	100.0%	10 (2.5%)	345 (86.0%)	41 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$12,761							18.2	26.4	170	21
280390001184	192	Morton High School	Public	9-12	238 East Fourth Avenue	Morton	39117	Scott County	Scott County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 732-6210	469	29	16	100.0%	170 (36.2%)	151 (32.2%)	120 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	$10,467							17.7	17.7	193	1
280252000490	193	Leake County High School	Public	7-12	220 Spruce Street	Walnut Grove	39189	Leake County	Leake County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 253-2393	296	23	12.6	100.0%	42 (14.2%)	227 (76.7%)	14 (4.7%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$13,375							17.7	36.5	147	46
280122000168	194	Crystal Springs High School	Public	9-12	201 Newton Street	Crystal Springs	39059	Copiah County	Copiah County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 892-4791	451	29	15.3	100.0%	27 (6.0%)	377 (83.6%)	42 (9.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$10,652							17.6	17.3	196	2
280019501488	195	Holmes County Central High School	Public	9-12	9749 Brozville Road	Lexington	39095	Holmes County	Holmes County Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 834-2172	811	53	15.4	100.0%	6 (0.7%)	800 (98.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,140							17.1	20.4	183	12
280246000479	196	Laurel High School	Public	9-12	1100 W 12th Street	Laurel	39440	Jones County	Laurel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 649-4145	708	37	18.9	100.0%	16 (2.3%)	605 (85.5%)	82 (11.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$12,162							16.9	22.1	176	20
280018701422	197	Thomas E. Edwards Senior High School	Public	9-12	360 L F Packer Drive	Ruleville	38771	Sunflower County	Sunflower City Cons School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 756-4757	336	26	12.8	100.0%	3 (0.9%)	327 (97.3%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,582							16.5	17.3	195	2
280360000692	198	Philadelphia High School	Public	7-12	248 Byrd Ave.	Philadelphia	39350	Neshoba County	Philadelphia Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 656-2672	373	32	11.5	100.0%	32 (8.6%)	330 (88.5%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$14,319							15.6	21	182	16
280459000857	199	Bay Springs High School	Public	9-12	510 Hwy 18	Bay Springs	39422	Jasper County	West Jasper Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 425-8510	225	19	12.1	98.7%	15 (6.7%)	205 (91.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$14,551							15.2	18.6	189	10
280129000177	200	Collins High School	Public	7-12	1208 S. Dogwood	Collins	39428	Covington County	Covington County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 765-3203	242	24	9.9	100.0%	45 (18.6%)	168 (69.4%)	19 (7.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.3%)	$16,046							15.1	19.1	187	13

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MAAP Algebra I, MAAP English II, MAAP Biology, MAAP U.S. History1 test scores released by the Mississippi Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 19, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Mississippi Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Mississippi Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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