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)
280279001381	41	Germantown High School	Public	9-12	409 Calhoun Station Parkway	Madison	39110	Madison County	Madison County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 859-6150	1,396	84	16.6	99.8%	793 (56.8%)	527 (37.8%)	25 (1.8%)	33 (2.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.1%)	$11,374							78.1	79.6	34	7
280210000361	42	Mantachie Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	311 Mustang Drive	Mantachie	38855	Itawamba County	Itawamba County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 282-4276	1,003	78	12.7	99.7%	979 (97.6%)	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.1%)	$10,861							77.8	82.3	24	18
280122000169	43	Wesson Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	1048 Grove Street	Wesson	39191	Copiah County	Copiah County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 643-2221	877	60	14.6	100.0%	690 (78.7%)	129 (14.7%)	29 (3.3%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.5%)	$9,961							77.6	66.1	70	27
280243001344	44	West Lauderdale High School	Public	9-12	9916 West Lauderdale Road	Collinsville	39325	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 737-2277	589	39	15	99.5%	455 (77.2%)	103 (17.5%)	17 (2.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$10,115							77.5	84.4	17	27
280039000020	45	Kossuth High School	Public	9-12	15 Cr 604	Corinth	38834	Alcorn County	Alcorn School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 286-3653	407	29	13.8	99.3%	397 (97.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$13,016							77	72.8	47	2
280270000526	46	Nanih Waiya Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	4880 Hwy. 397	Louisville	39339	Winston County	Louisville Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 773-6770	523	35	14.8	100.0%	394 (75.3%)	74 (14.1%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	$11,584							76.9	59.4	94	48
280132001569	47	Desoto Central High School	Public	9-12	2911 Central Parkway	Southaven	38672	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 536-3612	1,995	105	18.9	99.8%	819 (41.1%)	904 (45.3%)	75 (3.8%)	75 (3.8%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	118 (5.9%)	$8,442							76.8	71.2	53	6
280264000516	48	West Lincoln School	Public, Alternative	K-12	948 Jackson Liberty Drive SW	Brookhaven	39601	Lincoln County	Lincoln County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 833-4600	655	50	13.2	99.5%	568 (86.7%)	76 (11.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$9,637							76.2	78.4	36	12
280240001172	49	Purvis High School	Public	9-12	220 School Street	Purvis	39475	Lamar County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 794-6221	620	45	13.8	99.5%	513 (82.7%)	61 (9.8%)	12 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.7%)	$12,547							75.4	74.8	44	5
280168000262	50	Grenada High	Public	9-12	1875 Fairground Road	Grenada	38901	Grenada County	Grenada School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 226-8844	1,063	64	16.5	99.7%	479 (45.1%)	545 (51.3%)	7 (0.7%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.4%)	$12,664							75.4	72.6	49	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.

Educational resources:

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