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)
280318000626	151	Newton High School	Public	9-12	201 W. First Street	Newton	39345	Newton County	Newton Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 683-2232	248	31	7.9	100.0%	3 (1.2%)	238 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$13,838							35.7	48.3	126	25
280465000873	152	West Tallahatchie High School	Public	7-12	11510 U. S. Hwy 49 E.	Webb	38966	Tallahatchie County	West Tallahatchie School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 375-8829	260	25	10.3	100.0%	2 (0.8%)	258 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,255							35	28	163	11
280285000551	153	Potts Camp High School (5-12)	Public	5-12	7050 Church Avenue	Potts Camp	38659	Marshall County	Marshall County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 333-6354	374	32	11.5	100.0%	223 (59.6%)	118 (31.6%)	16 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	$12,264							33.9	21.9	178	25
280378000725	154	Quitman High School	Public	9-12	210 South Jackson Ave.	Quitman	39355	Clarke County	Quitman School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 776-3341	491	29	17.1	100.0%	157 (32.0%)	327 (66.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$13,566							33.5	16	199	45
280093000104	155	J Z George High School	Public	7-12	900 George Street	North Carrollton	38947	Carroll County	Carroll County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 237-4701	441	36	12.4	100.0%	172 (39.0%)	233 (52.8%)	20 (4.5%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$12,855							32.9	51	117	38
280129000181	156	Mount Olive Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	301 South 4th Street	Mount Olive	39119	Covington County	Covington County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 797-3939	333	36	9.2	100.0%	95 (28.5%)	216 (64.9%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	$15,462							32.7	30.3	159	3
280285000548	157	Byhalia High School (9-12)	Public	9-12	278 Highway 309 North	Byhalia	38611	Marshall County	Marshall County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 838-2206	479	31	15.4	100.0%	98 (20.5%)	242 (50.5%)	105 (21.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.5%)	$10,557							32.5	54.3	107	50
280019101441	158	West Point High School	Public	8-12	90 S. Eshman Avenue	West Point	39773	Clay County	West Point Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 494-5083	1,071	73	14.5	100.0%	171 (16.0%)	872 (81.4%)	13 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.1%)	$13,330							31.9	25.5	172	14
280285000553	159	H. W. Byers High School (5-12)	Public	5-12	4178 Hwy 72 East	Holly Springs	38635	Marshall County	Marshall County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 851-7871	389	31	12.6	100.0%	104 (26.7%)	208 (53.5%)	55 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	$12,204							29.9	49.8	121	38
280018901451	160	Starkville High School	Public	9-12	603 Yellowjacket Drive	Starkville	39759	Oktibbeha County	Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 324-4130	1,076	72	14.9	99.7%	291 (27.0%)	727 (67.6%)	23 (2.1%)	29 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	$15,317							29.8	33.3	155	5

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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.
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Educational resources:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences