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)
280261001059	161	Leland High School	Public	9-12	402 E. Third Street	Leland	38756	Washington County	Leland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 686-5020	203	13	15.4	100.0%	8 (3.9%)	188 (92.6%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$20,162							29.7	42.4	137	24
280357001071	162	Perry Central High School	Public	9-12	9899 Hwy 98 East	New Augusta	39462	Perry County	Perry County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 964-3235	272	22	12.3	47.8%	168 (61.8%)	91 (33.5%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$17,415							29.4	26.5	168	6
280132000190	163	Horn Lake High	Public	9-12	3360 Church Road	Horn Lake	38637	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 393-5273	1,291	88	14.5	75.1%	141 (10.9%)	962 (74.5%)	121 (9.4%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (4.6%)	$10,036							29.4	22.6	175	12
280039001152	164	Biggersville High School	Public	7-12	571 Highway 45 S	Corinth	38834	Alcorn County	Alcorn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 286-3542	257	21	12	67.3%	192 (74.7%)	42 (16.3%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.4%)	$14,334							29.3	41.1	140	24
280141000207	165	Charleston High School	Public	9-12	310 N. Cossar	Charleston	38921	Tallahatchie County	East Tallahatchie Consol School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 647-5359	272	24	11.4	100.0%	10 (3.7%)	253 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$14,322							28.8	38.1	145	20
280084000092	166	Brookhaven High School	Public	9-12	443 E Monticello Street	Brookhaven	39601	Lincoln County	Brookhaven School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 833-4498	806	55	14.6	72.2%	232 (28.8%)	534 (66.3%)	10 (1.2%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.7%)	$12,610							28.4	26.5	169	3
280444000836	167	Tylertown High School	Public	7-12	204 High School Road	Tylertown	39667	Walthall County	Walthall County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 876-3370	545	39	14	100.0%	67 (12.3%)	449 (82.4%)	11 (2.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	$13,803							26.6	14.2	202	35
280249000482	168	Lawrence County High School	Public	9-12	713 Thomas E. Jolly Dr.	Monticello	39654	Lawrence County	Lawrence County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 587-4910	564	38	14.9	73.9%	286 (50.7%)	251 (44.5%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)	$13,211							26.5	28.8	162	6
280219000403	169	Murrah High School	Public	9-12	1400 Murrah Drive	Jackson	39202	Hinds County	Jackson Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5380	1,279	66	19.3	100.0%	23 (1.8%)	1,205 (94.2%)	29 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.6%)	$11,435							26.4	39.4	144	25
280399001086	170	Mendenhall High School	Public	9-12	207 Circle Drive	Mendenhall	39114	Simpson County	Simpson County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 847-2411	529	32	16.6	82.8%	228 (43.1%)	286 (54.1%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$10,841							25.8	29.3	161	9

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide