Best High Schools in Mississippi

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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)
280480000890	171	Yazoo County High School	Public	9-12	191 Panther Drive	Yazoo City	39194	Yazoo County	Yazoo County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 746-1492	448	31	14.2	100.0%	144 (32.1%)	271 (60.5%)	12 (2.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	$16,013							25.8	18.2	190	19
280468000976	172	Riverside High School	Public	7-12	939 Riverside Road	Avon	38723	Washington County	Western Line School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 335-4527	372	24	15.5	100.0%	221 (59.4%)	124 (33.3%)	17 (4.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$14,112							25	19.1	186	14
280447000842	173	Warren Central High School	Public	9-12	1000 Highway 27	Vicksburg	39180	Warren County	Vicksburg Warren School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 631-3372	1,159	71	16.4	100.0%	489 (42.2%)	622 (53.7%)	16 (1.4%)	14 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.5%)	$14,683							24.8	34.8	151	22
280390000748	174	Scott Central Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2415 Old Jackson Road	Forest	39074	Scott County	Scott County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 469-4883	898	63	14.2	100.0%	315 (35.1%)	471 (52.4%)	63 (7.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.0%)	$9,880							24	27	166	8
280408000773	175	South Pike Senior High School	Public	9-12	205 West Myrtle Street	Magnolia	39652	Pike County	South Pike School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 783-0420	454	27	16.5	100.0%	44 (9.7%)	403 (88.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$12,390							23.8	9	216	41
280087000098	176	Calhoun City High School	Public	5-12	201 North Beadle	Calhoun City	38916	Calhoun County	Calhoun County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 628-5112	396	36	10.9	99.2%	153 (38.6%)	201 (50.8%)	11 (2.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	$14,625							23.3	35.2	150	26
280147000213	177	Forest High School	Public	9-12	511 Cleveland Street	Forest	39074	Scott County	Forest Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 469-3255	464	27	16.9	100.0%	40 (8.6%)	224 (48.3%)	180 (38.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	$12,229							23.2	19	188	11
280111000139	178	Coahoma County Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1535 Lee Drive	Clarksdale	38614	Coahoma County	Coahoma County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 627-7378	516	36	14.3	100.0%	15 (2.9%)	490 (95.0%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$15,254							23.2	16.1	198	20
280020001539	179	Houlka Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	510 Griffin Ave.	Houlka	38850	Chickasaw County	Chickasaw County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 568-2772	490	43	11.4	99.4%	247 (50.4%)	204 (41.6%)	20 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	$10,730							22.9	41.5	139	40
280273000531	180	West Lowndes High School	Public	7-12	644 South Frontage Road	Columbus	39701	Lowndes County	Lowndes County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 244-5070	246	28	8.7	100.0%	7 (2.8%)	238 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$17,024							22.5	10.3	209	29

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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.

Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds