Best High Schools in Mississippi

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MAAP test scores by the Mississippi Department of Education. The most recent update was on Monday, August 19, 2024.

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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)
280294000580	101	Hamilton High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	40201 Hamilton Road	Hamilton	39746	Monroe County	Monroe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 343-8307	607	48	12.5	99.5%	500 (82.4%)	84 (13.8%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	$8,455			$514			$7,940	57.7	52.7	112	11
280348000935	102	Gautier High School	Public	9-12	4307 Gautier/Vancleave	Gautier	39553	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 522-8783	901	62	14.5	100.0%	290 (32.2%)	396 (44.0%)	163 (18.1%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.7%)	$12,313			$258			$12,055	57.2	67.8	63	39
280228000443	103	Northeast Jones High School	Public	7-12	68 Northeast Drive	Laurel	39443	Jones County	Jones County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 425-2347	988	85	11.6	99.7%	678 (68.6%)	203 (20.5%)	38 (3.8%)	3 (0.3%)	26 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.0%)	$7,908			$396			$7,513	56.9	47.1	131	28
280411000776	104	Pine Grove High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3510a Cr 600	Ripley	38663	Tippah County	South Tippah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 837-7789	650	51	12.7	99.5%	632 (97.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	$8,595			$782			$7,813	56.4	64.7	77	27
280151000222	105	Forrest County Agricultural High School	Public	9-12	215 Old Hwy 49 East	Brooklyn	39425	Forrest County	Forrest County Ag High School	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 582-4741	611	38	16.1	99.5%	372 (60.9%)	184 (30.1%)	21 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.6%)	$9,614			$681			$8,933	56.4	50.2	120	15
280383000743	106	Richland High School	Public	7-12	1202 Highway 49 South	Richland	39218	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 939-5144	807	69	11.6	99.6%	411 (50.9%)	227 (28.1%)	83 (10.3%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (9.5%)	$10,134			$830			$9,305	55	63.5	79	27
280411000775	107	Blue Mountain High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	408 W. Mill Street	Blue Mountain	38610	Tippah County	South Tippah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 685-4706	327	36	9	99.1%	160 (48.9%)	110 (33.6%)	38 (11.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.5%)	$11,477			$1,309			$10,168	54.5	62.1	84	23
280369000706	108	Pontotoc High School	Public	9-12	123 North Main Street	Pontotoc	38863	Pontotoc County	Pontotoc City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 489-1275	659	46	14.4	99.5%	333 (50.5%)	187 (28.4%)	110 (16.7%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.6%)	$9,026			$454			$8,572	54.1	50.5	119	11
280087000097	109	Bruce High School	Public	5-12	430 East Countiss Street	Bruce	38915	Calhoun County	Calhoun County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 983-3350	459	40	11.3	99.3%	270 (58.8%)	144 (31.4%)	26 (5.7%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	$8,790			$427			$8,363	53.5	71.1	54	55
280383000742	110	Puckett Attendance Center	Public	7-12	6382 Highway 18	Puckett	39151	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 825-5742	342	34	9.9	99.1%	263 (76.9%)	64 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	$12,296			$231			$12,065	53.4			(n/a)

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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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