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)
280393000751	121	Senatobia High School	Public	9-12	221 Warrior Drive	Senatobia	38668	Tate County	Senatobia Municipal School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 562-4230	441	34	13	99.3%	174 (39.5%)	249 (56.5%)	13 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$14,086							50.4	50.7	118	3
280453000850	122	Wayne County High School	Public	9-12	1325 Azalea Drive	Waynesboro	39367	Wayne County	Wayne County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 735-2851	840	64	13	100.0%	344 (41.0%)	463 (55.1%)	23 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	$13,933							50.4	48.4	125	3
280243000469	123	Northeast Lauderdale High School	Public	9-12	702 Briarwood Road	Meridian	39305	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 679-8523	642	49	13	99.5%	229 (35.7%)	356 (55.5%)	25 (3.9%)	19 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.9%)	$11,305							50.3	51.3	116	7
280129000182	124	Seminary High School	Public	9-12	200 Main Street	Seminary	39479	Covington County	Covington County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 722-3220	388	28	14	100.0%	231 (59.5%)	121 (31.2%)	23 (5.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$12,886							49.2	36	148	24
280279000541	125	Velma Jackson High School	Public	9-12	2000 Loring Road	Camden	39045	Madison County	Madison County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 468-2531	202	27	7.4	98.5%	0 (0.0%)	201 (99.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,572							49	47.6	129	4
280234000460	126	Kosciusko Senior High School	Public	9-12	415 Veterans Memorial Drive	Kosciusko	39090	Attala County	Kosciusko School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 289-2424	604	42	14.4	99.5%	207 (34.3%)	358 (59.3%)	27 (4.5%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$15,368							48.8	35.9	149	23
280339000654	127	Okolona High School	Public	9-12	404 Howard Gunn Street	Okolona	38860	Chickasaw County	Okolona Separate School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 447-2362	158	15	10.5	100.0%	5 (3.2%)	151 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$18,430							48.7	40.1	142	15
280273001127	128	New Hope High School	Public	9-12	2920 New Hope Road	Columbus	39702	Lowndes County	Lowndes County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 244-4701	807	55	14.7	99.6%	384 (47.6%)	391 (48.5%)	11 (1.4%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.7%)	$10,850							48.4	54.8	106	22
280375000721	129	Thrasher High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	167 Cr 1040	Booneville	38829	Prentiss County	Prentiss County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 728-5233	425	40	10.6	99.3%	364 (85.6%)	32 (7.5%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.2%)	$11,621							48.4	27.9	164	35
280180000310	130	Hattiesburg High School	Public	9-12	301 Hutchinson Ave	Hattiesburg	39401	Forrest County	Hattiesburg Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 544-0811	964	79	12.2	100.0%	20 (2.1%)	873 (90.6%)	53 (5.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.7%)	$15,175							47.8	51.8	115	15

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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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