Public schools in Holly Springs, MS
Holly Springs has 7 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 2 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 1,755 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Holly Springs School Dist runs 4 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Holly Springs's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Holly Springs | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Springs School Dist | 4 | 1,025 | $14,958 |
| Marshall County School District | 3 | 2,777 | $11,240 |
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 Holly Springs, 650 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. W. Byers High School (5-12) | 362 | 10.9 | 99.2% | Marshall County |
| Holly Springs High School | 288 | 12.7 | 76.7% | Holly Springs 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 middle schools in Holly Springs, 373 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Springs Intermediate School | 228 | 17.6 | 94.3% | Holly Springs School Dist |
| Holly Springs Junior High School | 145 | 12.9 | 86.9% | Holly Springs 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 elementary schools in Holly Springs, 732 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Springs Primary School | 332 | 18.4 | 89.8% | Holly Springs School Dist |
| H. W. Byers Elementary (K-4) | 262 | 16.7 | 98.9% | Marshall County |
| Galena Elementary School (K-6) | 138 | 11.8 | 97.8% | Marshall 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 Holly Springs's public schools compare with Mississippi's
The median Holly Springs school has 12.9 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Mississippi median of 13.9. 100% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 81% across the state. Its median school enrolls 262 students (state 421).
| Holly Springs | Mississippi | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 12.9 | 13.9 |
| Median school size (students) | 262 | 421 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 100% | 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 7 Holly Springs 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 Holly Springs
- Holly Springs School DistRuns 4 of Holly Springs's 7 public schools and spent $14,958 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,958
- H. W. Byers High School (5-12), the largest high school in Holly Springs362 students in 2024-25, 10.9 per teacher.362
- Compare Holly Springs School Dist with Marshall County School DistrictHolly Springs'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 Holly Springs 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 Holly Springs
How many public schools are in Holly Springs, MS?
7 public schools with an address in Holly Springs were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 2 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 1,755 students.What is the largest high school in Holly Springs?
H. W. Byers High School (5-12), with 362 students in 2024-25 (Marshall County School District).Which districts run Holly Springs's schools?
Holly Springs School Dist (4 schools), Marshall County 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