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)
280282001247	111	West Marion High School	Public	7-12	2 West Marion Street	Foxworth	39483	Marion County	Marion County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 736-6381	587	39	14.9	100.0%	403 (68.7%)	163 (27.8%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$13,694							53.1	52.1	114	3
280294000581	112	Hatley High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	60286 Hatley Road	Amory	38821	Monroe County	Monroe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 256-4563	951	79	12.1	51.0%	878 (92.3%)	48 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.0%)	$10,330							52.7	61	88	24
280149000218	113	North Forrest High School	Public	7-12	693 Eatonville Road	Hattiesburg	39401	Forrest County	Forrest County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 545-9304	347	37	9.4	85.3%	53 (15.3%)	245 (70.6%)	17 (4.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.1%)	$17,619							52.6	70.8	56	57
280051000039	114	McAdams Attendance Center	Public	7-12	6315 Attala Road 4167	Mc Adams	39107	Attala County	Attala County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 289-3838	175	18	9.6	100.0%	2 (1.1%)	172 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$20,524							52.5	49.7	122	8
280138000204	115	Heidelberg High School	Public	9-12	804 North Pine Ave	Heidelberg	39439	Jasper County	East Jasper Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 787-3414	229	20	11.4	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	228 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$17,586							51.9	67.3	66	49
280432000819	116	Tupelo High School	Public	9-12	4125 Golden Wave Drive	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 841-8970	2,101	133	15.7	59.4%	727 (34.6%)	1,060 (50.5%)	168 (8.0%)	44 (2.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	99 (4.7%)	$12,028							51.9	63.1	81	35
280264000513	117	Enterprise School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1601 Hwy 583 SE	Brookhaven	39629	Lincoln County	Lincoln County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 833-7284	694	52	13.2	60.5%	628 (90.5%)	61 (8.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$9,498							51.6	63.5	80	37
280450000845	118	Water Valley High School	Public	7-12	550 Markette Street	Water Valley	38965	Yalobusha County	Water Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 473-2468	400	34	11.7	64.8%	184 (46.0%)	194 (48.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	$12,389							51.6	68.5	61	57
280270000527	119	Noxapater Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	249 West Alice Street	Noxapater	39346	Winston County	Louisville Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 773-4065	464	35	13.4	100.0%	245 (52.8%)	193 (41.6%)	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	$12,115							51.1	61.5	86	33
280300000587	120	Moss Point High School	Public	9-12	4913 Weems Street	Moss Point	39563	Jackson County	Moss Point Separate School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 475-5721	493	41	12.1	100.0%	69 (14.0%)	373 (75.7%)	29 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	$17,598							51	44.3	133	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.

Educational resources:

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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education