Public schools in Corinth, MS
Corinth has 8 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 3 high, 2 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 4,359 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Alcorn School District runs 5 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Corinth's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Corinth | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcorn School District | 5 | 3,188 | $11,280 |
| Corinth School District | 3 | 2,490 | $10,337 |
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.
3 high schools in Corinth, 1,271 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corinth High School | 610 | 13.8 | 47.0% | Corinth |
| Kossuth High School | 398 | 12.7 | 34.4% | Alcorn |
| Biggersville High School | 263 | 12.0 | 53.6% | Alcorn |
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 Corinth, 1,093 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corinth Middle School | 719 | 15.4 | 57.3% | Corinth |
| Kossuth Middle School | 374 | 13.3 | 44.7% | Alcorn |
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 elementary schools in Corinth, 1,995 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corinth Elementary School | 1,071 | 15.5 | 60.0% | Corinth |
| Kossuth Elementary School | 570 | 14.7 | 46.8% | Alcorn |
| Biggersville Elementary | 354 | 13.9 | 60.7% | Alcorn |
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 Corinth's public schools compare with Mississippi's
The median Corinth school has 13.9 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Mississippi median of 13.9. 63% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 81% across the state. Its median school enrolls 484 students (state 421).
| Corinth | Mississippi | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 13.9 | 13.9 |
| Median school size (students) | 484 | 421 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 63% | 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 8 Corinth 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 Corinth
- Alcorn School DistrictRuns 5 of Corinth's 8 public schools and spent $11,280 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,280
- Corinth High School, the largest high school in Corinth610 students in 2024-25, 13.8 per teacher.610
- Compare Alcorn School District with Corinth School DistrictCorinth'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 Corinth 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 Corinth
How many public schools are in Corinth, MS?
8 public schools with an address in Corinth were open in 2024-25: 3 high, 2 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 4,359 students.What is the largest high school in Corinth?
Corinth High School, with 610 students in 2024-25 (Corinth School District).Which districts run Corinth's schools?
Alcorn School District (5 schools), Corinth School District (3 schools). 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