Public schools in Summit, MS

Summit has 5 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 2 middle, 2 elementary, enrolling 2,335 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; North Pike School District runs 4 of them.

The 2 districts and agencies that run Summit's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in SummitDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
North Pike School District42,245$11,238
Mccomb School District12,140$15,268

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.

One high school in Summit, 687 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
North Pike Senior High School68713.5100.0%North Pike

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 Summit, 667 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
North Pike Junior High School35013.055.4%North Pike
North Pike Upper Elementary School31713.159.9%North Pike

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 Summit, 981 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
North Pike Elementary School78115.660.4%North Pike
Summit Elementary School20016.2100.0%Mccomb

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 Summit's public schools compare with Mississippi's

The median Summit school has 13.5 students per full-time teacher, about the same as 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 350 students (state 421).

Summit against Mississippi, schools open in 2024-25 with students
SummitMississippi
Median students per teacher13.513.9
Median school size (students)350421
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)100%81%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)20%30%
Charter schools0%0.9%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 5 Summit 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 Summit

  1. North Pike School DistrictRuns 4 of Summit's 5 public schools and spent $11,238 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,238
  2. North Pike Senior High School, the largest high school in Summit687 students in 2024-25, 13.5 per teacher.687
  3. Compare North Pike School District with Mccomb School DistrictSummit's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in MississippiMississippi's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Summit 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

  1. Jackson46 schools
  2. Gulfport22 schools
  3. Hattiesburg18 schools
  4. Meridian16 schools
  5. Olive Branch14 schools
  6. Biloxi13 schools
  7. Columbus13 schools
  8. Vicksburg13 schools

Questions about schools in Summit

  1. How many public schools are in Summit, MS?
    5 public schools with an address in Summit were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 2 middle, 2 elementary, enrolling 2,335 students.
  2. What is the largest high school in Summit?
    North Pike Senior High School, with 687 students in 2024-25 (North Pike School District).
  3. Which districts run Summit's schools?
    North Pike School District (4 schools), Mccomb School District (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