Public schools in Oxford, MS
Oxford has 11 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 3 middle, 5 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 7,617 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Oxford School District runs 7 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Oxford's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Oxford | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford School District | 7 | 4,766 | $12,453 |
| Lafayette County School District | 4 | 2,872 | $11,135 |
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 Oxford, 2,190 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford High School | 1,335 | 14.9 | 39.9% | Oxford |
| Lafayette High School | 855 | 12.3 | 35.9% | Lafayette 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.
3 middle schools in Oxford, 1,443 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Middle School | 667 | 13.2 | 41.5% | Oxford |
| Lafayette Middle School | 420 | 10.5 | 42.4% | Lafayette County |
| Oxford Intermediate School | 356 | 13.7 | 35.4% | Oxford |
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.
5 elementary schools in Oxford, 3,707 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Upper Elementary School | 803 | 13.9 | 42.2% | Lafayette County |
| Lafayette Elementary School | 776 | 15.5 | 41.0% | Lafayette County |
| Bramlett Elementary School | 715 | 15.2 | 48.1% | Oxford |
| Central Elementary | 709 | 14.4 | 42.2% | Oxford |
| Della Davidson Elementary | 704 | 12.7 | 39.3% | Oxford |
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.
One other school in Oxford, 277 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Early Childhood Center | 277 | 14.6 | 47.3% | Oxford |
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 Oxford's public schools compare with Mississippi's
The median Oxford school has 13.9 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Mississippi median of 13.9. 50% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 81% across the state. Its median school enrolls 709 students (state 421).
| Oxford | Mississippi | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 13.9 | 13.9 |
| Median school size (students) | 709 | 421 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 50% | 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 11 Oxford 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 Oxford
- Oxford School DistrictRuns 7 of Oxford's 11 public schools and spent $12,453 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,453
- Oxford High School, the largest high school in Oxford1,335 students in 2024-25, 14.9 per teacher.1,335
- Compare Oxford School District with Lafayette County School DistrictOxford'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 an Oxford 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.
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- Hattiesburg18 schools
- Meridian16 schools
- Olive Branch14 schools
- Biloxi13 schools
- Columbus13 schools
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Questions about schools in Oxford
How many public schools are in Oxford, MS?
11 public schools with an address in Oxford were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 3 middle, 5 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 7,617 students.What is the largest high school in Oxford?
Oxford High School, with 1,335 students in 2024-25 (Oxford School District).Which districts run Oxford's schools?
Oxford School District (7 schools), Lafayette County School District (4 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