Best High Schools in Mississippi

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							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)
280354001070	61	Pearl River Central High School	Public	9-12	7407 Highway 11	Carriere	39426	Pearl River County	Pearl River County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 798-1986	1,011	63	16.1	99.7%	885 (87.5%)	32 (3.2%)	26 (2.6%)	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (5.7%)	$8,116			$425			$7,691	70.7	70.9	55	6
280294000582	62	Smithville High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	60017 Hwy 23	Smithville	38870	Monroe County	Monroe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 651-4276	540	43	12.6	99.4%	509 (94.3%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	$8,837			$379			$8,458	70.6	57.7	99	37
280366000703	63	South Pontotoc High School	Public	9-12	1523 South Pontotoc Rd	Pontotoc	38863	Pontotoc County	Pontotoc County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 489-5925	479	31	15.3	99.4%	406 (84.8%)	33 (6.9%)	34 (7.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$9,768			$473			$9,295	70.5	62	85	22
280417000790	64	Stone High School	Public	9-12	400 East Border Ave.	Wiggins	39577	Stone County	Stone County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 928-5492	722	56	12.9	99.6%	535 (74.1%)	150 (20.8%)	11 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.8%)	$10,147			$486			$9,661	70.5	57.6	100	36
280132000193	65	Olive Branch High School	Public	9-12	9366 E Sandidge Road	Olive Branch	38654	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 893-3344	1,117	73	15.3	99.7%	341 (30.5%)	590 (52.8%)	86 (7.7%)	20 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (7.0%)	$8,270			$254			$8,015	70	67.6	65
280240001484	66	Lumberton High School	Public	7-12	7920 US Highway 11	Lumberton	39455	Lamar County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 796-2451	261	29	9.1	98.9%	142 (54.4%)	102 (39.1%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	$17,842			$561			$17,282	69.9	47.5	130	64
280177000288	67	Harrison Central High School	Public	9-12	15600 School Road	Gulfport	39503	Harrison County	Harrison County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 832-2610	1,486	88	16.9	99.8%	529 (35.6%)	763 (51.3%)	113 (7.6%)	21 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	55 (3.7%)	$7,739			$460			$7,279	69.4	67.9	62	5
280375000722	68	Wheeler High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	318 Cr 5011	Booneville	38829	Prentiss County	Prentiss County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 365-2629	576	46	12.5	99.5%	520 (90.3%)	33 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	$7,982			$675			$7,307	69.3	81.9	27	41
280264000515	69	Loyd Star School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1880 Hwy 550 NW	Brookhaven	39601	Lincoln County	Lincoln County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 833-3473	720	55	13.1	99.6%	570 (79.2%)	122 (16.9%)	15 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.4%)	$7,764			$584			$7,180	68.9	59	96	27
280435000822	70	Ingomar Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1384 Cr 101	New Albany	38652	Union County	Union County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 534-5463	654	49	13.2	99.5%	547 (83.6%)	61 (9.3%)	27 (4.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	$7,825			$502			$7,324	68.8	84.6	16	54

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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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