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)
280381000730	131	M. S. Palmer High School	Public	9-12	1315 Martin Luther King Drive	Marks	38646	Quitman County	Quitman County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 326-5191	215	18	11.9	100.0%	1 (0.5%)	214 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,858			$1,807			$13,051	46.8	41.7	138	7
280429000808	132	Rosa Fort High School	Public	9-12	1100 Rosa Fort Drive	Tunica	38676	Tunica County	Tunica County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 363-1343	447	37	11.9	100.0%	4 (0.9%)	436 (97.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$13,772			$1,055			$12,717	46.3	29.4	160	28
280153000224	133	Franklin High School	Public	9-12	340 Edison Street S	Meadville	39653	Franklin County	Franklin County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 384-2965	391	31	12.4	99.2%	213 (54.5%)	171 (43.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$13,227			$995			$12,232	43.3	47.9	128	5
280186000328	134	Raymond High School	Public	9-12	14050 Hwy 18	Raymond	39154	Hinds County	Hinds County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 857-8016	570	42	13.5	99.5%	59 (10.4%)	486 (85.3%)	21 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$10,915			$592			$10,323	43.2	34.6	153	19
280383000740	135	Pelahatchie Attendance Center	Public	7-12	213 Brooks Street	Pelahatchie	39145	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 854-8135	366	38	9.6	99.2%	249 (68.0%)	79 (21.6%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.7%)	$11,467			$917			$10,551	43.2			(n/a)
280327001534	136	Falkner Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	20350 Hwy 15	Falkner	38629	Tippah County	North Tippah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 837-7892	512	44	11.6	99.4%	427 (83.4%)	53 (10.4%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)								42.8	48.8	123	13
280132000196	137	Southaven High School	Public	9-12	735 Rasco Road	Southaven	38671	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 393-9300	1,850	113	16.3	99.8%	384 (20.8%)	1,104 (59.7%)	199 (10.8%)	31 (1.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	129 (7.0%)	$7,140			$238			$6,902	41.8	45.8	132	5
280117000149	138	Columbia High School	Public	9-12	1009 Broad Street	Columbia	39429	Marion County	Columbia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 736-5334	469	32	14.8	100.0%	221 (47.1%)	228 (48.6%)	11 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$10,787			$1,026			$9,760	41.3	52.6	113	25
280189001037	139	Simmons High School	Public	9-12	501 West Washington Street	Hollandale	38748	Washington County	Hollandale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 827-2228	155	19	8.3	100.0%	2 (1.3%)	151 (97.4%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,023			$2,025			$11,998	40.9	60.5	92	47
280279001257	140	Ridgeland High School	Public	9-12	586 Sunnybrook Road	Ridgeland	39157	Madison County	Madison County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 898-5023	968	69	13.9	99.7%	84 (8.7%)	669 (69.1%)	158 (16.3%)	31 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.7%)	$10,982			$258			$10,725	40.8	42.7	135	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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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