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)
280216001046	51	St Martin High School	Public	9-12	11300 Yellow Jacket Blvd.	Ocean Springs	39564	Jackson County	Jackson County School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 283-3420	1,283	78	16.5	99.8%	750 (58.5%)	287 (22.4%)	74 (5.8%)	110 (8.6%)	10 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (4.0%)	$11,039							74.8	75.6	42	9
280402000758	52	Mize Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	125 School Dr	Mize	39116	Smith County	Smith County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 733-2242	787	54	14.6	99.6%	659 (83.7%)	105 (13.3%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	$9,709							74.2	81.3	31	21
280312000615	53	New Albany High School	Public	9-12	201 Highway 15 North	New Albany	38652	Union County	New Albany Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(662) 534-1805	584	37	15.6	99.5%	310 (53.1%)	153 (26.2%)	87 (14.9%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.1%)	$13,744							74	66.4	68	15
280345000663	54	Oxford High School	Public	9-12	101 Charger Loop	Oxford	38655	Lafayette County	Oxford School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 234-1562	1,345	82	16.4	99.8%	671 (49.9%)	487 (36.2%)	92 (6.8%)	40 (3.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (3.9%)	$12,821							73.5	61.3	87	33
280156000228	55	George County High School	Public	9-12	9284 Hwy 63s	Lucedale	39452	George County	George County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 947-3116	1,104	76	14.4	100.0%	909 (82.3%)	108 (9.8%)	39 (3.5%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (3.7%)	$10,684							72.1	62.4	82	27
280327000640	56	Walnut Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	280 Commerce St.	Walnut	38683	Tippah County	North Tippah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 223-6471	508	38	13.3	99.4%	419 (82.5%)	54 (10.6%)	12 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	$10,936							71.8	76.2	41	15
280228000450	57	South Jones High School	Public	7-12	313 Anderson Street	Ellisville	39437	Jones County	Jones County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 477-8451	1,306	88	14.8	99.8%	888 (68.0%)	242 (18.5%)	130 (10.0%)	7 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (2.8%)	$9,429							71.8	66.3	69	12
280060000050	58	Hickory Flat Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	26 Rebel Dr.	Hickory Flat	38633	Benton County	Benton County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 333-7731	465	46	10	100.0%	400 (86.0%)	53 (11.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$14,315							71.6	79.1	35	23
280402000759	59	Raleigh High School	Public	7-12	491 Magnolia Drive	Raleigh	39153	Smith County	Smith County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 782-4261	442	35	12.6	99.3%	301 (68.1%)	130 (29.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$12,251							71.4	59	97	38
280237000463	60	Lafayette High School	Public	9-12	160 Commodore Dr.	Oxford	38655	Lafayette County	Lafayette County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 234-3614	868	59	14.6	99.7%	638 (73.5%)	196 (22.6%)	20 (2.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.0%)	$12,040							71.1	72.3	50	10

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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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