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)
280282000545	141	East Marion High School	Public	7-12	527 East Marion School Road	Columbia	39429	Marion County	Marion County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 736-3006	330	28	11.6	100.0%	84 (25.5%)	240 (72.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$17,184							40.2	33.2	156	15
280309000613	142	Nettleton High School	Public	9-12	165 Mullen Avenue	Nettleton	38858	Itawamba County	Nettleton School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 963-2306	342	33	10.4	99.1%	222 (64.9%)	115 (33.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,974							39.7	65.6	72	70
280423001295	143	Strayhorn High School	Public	7-12	86 Mustang Drive	Sarah	38665	Panola County	Tate County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 562-9246	309	23	13.5	99.0%	239 (77.3%)	22 (7.1%)	33 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	$12,055							39.5	59.3	95	48
280423000800	144	Independence High School	Public	7-12	3184 Highway 305	Coldwater	38618	Tate County	Tate County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 233-4691	462	33	13.8	99.4%	236 (51.1%)	177 (38.3%)	22 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	$11,071							39.4	42.4	136	8
280099000111	145	Choctaw County High School	Public	7-12	415 East Church Street	Ackerman	39735	Choctaw County	Choctaw County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 285-4101	501	49	10.1	99.4%	257 (51.3%)	222 (44.3%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	$17,564							38.9	61	90	55
280186000902	146	Terry High School	Public	9-12	235 W Beasley Street	Terry	39170	Hinds County	Hinds County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 878-5905	1,098	71	15.3	99.7%	37 (3.4%)	1,041 (94.8%)	9 (0.8%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$10,168							38.4	33.3	154	8
280102000116	147	Port Gibson High School	Public	9-12	159 Old Highway 18 #1	Port Gibson	39150	Claiborne County	Claiborne County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 437-4190	375	30	12.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	374 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$18,480							38.1	9.6	211	64
280042000027	148	Amite County High School	Public	9-12	600 Irene St	Liberty	39645	Amite County	Amite County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 657-8920	254	22	11.5	100.0%	33 (13.0%)	214 (84.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$22,281							37.7	34.7	152	4
280019601485	149	Winona Secondary School	Public	7-12	301 Fairground Street	Winona	38967	Montgomery County	Winona-Montgomery Consolidated	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 283-1244	517	39	13.1	100.0%	162 (31.3%)	340 (65.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$14,594							36.6	37.4	146	3
280270000523	150	Louisville High School	Public	9-12	258 Ivy Avenue	Louisville	39339	Winston County	Louisville Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 773-3431	501	35	14.2	100.0%	42 (8.4%)	441 (88.0%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$13,174							36.3	39.6	143	7

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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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