Public schools in Brookhaven, MS
Brookhaven has 9 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 2 middle, 2 elementary, 3 other, enrolling 4,577 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Brookhaven School Dist runs 5 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run Brookhaven's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Brookhaven | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookhaven School Dist | 5 | 2,586 | $12,335 |
| Lincoln County School District | 3 | 2,795 | $9,945 |
| Ms School for the Arts | 1 | 86 | $39,756 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Brookhaven, 862 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookhaven High School | 758 | 11.9 | 61.9% | Brookhaven School Dist |
| Ms School for the Arts | 104 | 8.7 | 25.0% | Ms School for the Arts |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Brookhaven, 681 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lipsey School | 341 | 12.5 | 64.2% | Brookhaven School Dist |
| Alexander Junior High School | 340 | 12.1 | 73.5% | Brookhaven School Dist |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 elementary schools in Brookhaven, 990 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mamie Martin Elementary School | 622 | 13.8 | 73.5% | Brookhaven School Dist |
| Brookhaven Elementary School | 368 | 13.6 | 68.8% | Brookhaven School Dist |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
3 other schools in Brookhaven, 2,044 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyd Star School | 741 | 14.6 | 52.1% | Lincoln County |
| Enterprise School | 667 | 13.4 | 52.5% | Lincoln County |
| West Lincoln School | 636 | 14.0 | 45.0% | Lincoln County |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Brookhaven's public schools compare with Mississippi's
The median Brookhaven school has 13.4 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Mississippi median of 13.9. 78% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 81% across the state. Its median school enrolls 622 students (state 421).
| Brookhaven | Mississippi | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 13.4 | 13.9 |
| Median school size (students) | 622 | 421 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 78% | 81% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 30% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 0.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 9 Brookhaven schools and the 844 Mississippi schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Brookhaven
- Brookhaven School DistRuns 5 of Brookhaven's 9 public schools and spent $12,335 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,335
- Brookhaven High School, the largest high school in Brookhaven758 students in 2024-25, 11.9 per teacher.758
- Compare Brookhaven School Dist with Lincoln County School DistrictBrookhaven's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in MississippiMississippi's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Brookhaven addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Mississippi
- Jackson46 schools
- Gulfport22 schools
- Hattiesburg18 schools
- Meridian16 schools
- Olive Branch14 schools
- Biloxi13 schools
- Columbus13 schools
- Vicksburg13 schools
Questions about schools in Brookhaven
How many public schools are in Brookhaven, MS?
9 public schools with an address in Brookhaven were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 2 middle, 2 elementary, 3 other, enrolling 4,577 students.What is the largest high school in Brookhaven?
Brookhaven High School, with 758 students in 2024-25 (Brookhaven School Dist).Which districts run Brookhaven's schools?
Brookhaven School Dist (5 schools), Lincoln County School District (3 schools), Ms School for the Arts (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25