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)
280240001173	31	Sumrall High School	Public	9-12	198 Center Avenue	Sumrall	39482	Lamar County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 758-4730	603	40	15.2	99.5%	514 (85.2%)	63 (10.4%)	12 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	$12,235							80.6			(n/a)
280456000852	32	East Webster High School	Public	6-12	195 Old Cumberland Rd.	Maben	39750	Webster County	Webster County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 263-5321	458	30	15.1	100.0%	385 (84.1%)	64 (14.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$10,994							80.3	72.7	48	16
280082001024	33	Booneville High School	Public	9-12	300 B W George E. Allen Dr.	Booneville	38829	Prentiss County	Booneville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 728-5445	374	23	16.5	99.2%	248 (66.3%)	94 (25.1%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	$15,838							80	70.5	57	24
280109000131	34	Clinton High School	Public	10-12	401 Arrow Drive	Clinton	39056	Hinds County	Clinton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 924-5656	1,226	64	19	99.8%	403 (32.9%)	704 (57.4%)	47 (3.8%)	56 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.1%)	$10,733							80	83.2	18	16
280159000232	35	Greene County High School	Public	9-12	4336 High School Road	Leakesville	39451	Greene County	Greene County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 394-5290	440	32	13.9	100.0%	345 (78.4%)	87 (19.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$14,426							79.5	80.6	32	3
280444000834	36	Salem Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	881 Highway 27 North	Tylertown	39667	Walthall County	Walthall County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 876-2580	459	33	13.8	100.0%	313 (68.2%)	115 (25.1%)	9 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	$11,825							78.9	57.9	98	62
280383001076	37	Northwest Rankin High School	Public	9-12	5805 Highway 25	Flowood	39232	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 992-2242	1,898	112	16.8	99.8%	1,074 (56.6%)	567 (29.9%)	37 (1.9%)	60 (3.2%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	156 (8.2%)	$9,968							78.8	82.1	25	12
280240001171	38	Oak Grove High School	Public	9-12	5198 Old Highway11	Hattiesburg	39402	Forrest County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 264-7232	1,777	110	16.1	99.8%	823 (46.3%)	688 (38.7%)	117 (6.6%)	55 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	92 (5.2%)	$11,168							78.7	82.1	26	12
280411000778	39	Ripley High School	Public	9-12	720 S Clayton Street	Ripley	38663	Tippah County	South Tippah School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 837-7583	474	35	13.3	99.4%	242 (51.1%)	136 (28.7%)	63 (13.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.5%)	$11,736							78.5	83	21	18
280210000949	40	Itawamba Agricultural High School	Public	9-12	11900 Highway 25 South	Fulton	38843	Itawamba County	Itawamba County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 862-3104	556	36	15.4	99.5%	460 (82.7%)	75 (13.5%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	$10,684							78.3	77.3	39	1

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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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