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)
280219000396	221	Lanier High School	Public	7-12	833 W Maple Street	Jackson	39203	Hinds County	Jackson Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5369	603	47	12.8	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	590 (97.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$10,809			$1,359			$9,450	6.5	13	204	17
280090000101	222	Canton Public High School	Public	10-12	634 Finney Road	Canton	39046	Madison County	Canton Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 859-5325	597	31	19.1	100.0%	2 (0.3%)	523 (87.6%)	70 (11.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,145			$1,047			$10,098	6.2	15.3	200	22
280019801518	223	Leflore County High School	Public	7-12	401 Lakeside Drive	Itta Bena	38941	Leflore County	Greenwood-Leflore Cons School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 374-7076	347	27	13	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	331 (95.4%)	15 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								5.5	5.2	221	2
280105000118	224	Clarksdale High School	Public	10-12	1101 Wildcat Drive	Clarksdale	38614	Coahoma County	Clarksdale Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 627-8530	466	32	14.4	100.0%	10 (2.1%)	448 (96.1%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,073			$2,146			$9,927	5.1	3.6	224
280471000879	225	Wilkinson County High	Public	9-12	522 Pond Pinckneyville Pond Ro	Woodville	39669	Wilkinson County	Wilkinson County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 888-4228	262	22	11.6	100.0%	3 (1.1%)	257 (98.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,327			$1,062			$9,265	5			(n/a)
280219000409	226	Provine High School	Public	9-12	2400 Robinson St	Jackson	39209	Hinds County	Jackson Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5393	774	54	14.4	100.0%	2 (0.3%)	751 (97.0%)	18 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$8,858			$1,030			$7,828	4.4	9.5	212	14
280477000888	227	Yazoo City High School	Public	9-12	1825 Dr. Martin Luther King D	Yazoo City	39194	Yazoo County	Yazoo City Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 746-2378	632	35	17.9	100.0%	2 (0.3%)	626 (99.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$10,001			$1,493			$8,508	3.4	4.3	223	4
280219000423	228	Wingfield High School	Public	9-12	1985 Scanlon Drive	Jackson	39204	Hinds County	Jackson Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 371-4350	608	45	13.6	100.0%	4 (0.7%)	582 (95.7%)	19 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$9,838			$1,362			$8,476	2.8	5.7	220	8

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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.
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