Mississippi · NCES CCD 2024-25
Best School Districts in Mississippi Top 50 districts ranked by average school quality score, based on student-teacher ratios, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.
50 Districts ranked
152,515 Students enrolled
48/100 Avg quality score
C+ Top grade The ranking in one line
Chickasaw Co School Dist in Houston leads Mississippi's districts with an average school quality score of 64.2/100 across 5 schools.
64.2/100 top district score (grade C+)
5 schools in Chickasaw Co School Dist
2,214 students in the top district
48/100 average across the top 50 # District Grade Students Schools Avg S:T Per-Pupil $ Avg Quality 1 Chickasaw Co School Dist Houston C+ 2,214 5 12.7:1 $9,753 64.2 2 Newton Municipal School District Newton C 816 3 10:1 $13,262 58.7 3 Wayne Co School Dist Waynesboro C 2,900 6 12.8:1 $11,621 58 4 East Jasper Consolidated Sch Dist Heidelberg C 755 3 10.4:1 $14,735 57.7 5 Leland School Dist Leland C 700 3 11.3:1 $17,003 57.3 6 Choctaw Co School Dist Ackerman C- 1,230 4 10.7:1 $15,188 54.5 7 Calhoun Co School Dist Pittsboro C- 2,080 6 10.6:1 $11,560 53.3 8 Franklin Co School Dist Meadville C- 1,211 4 13.3:1 $12,246 53 9 Okolona Separate School Dist Okolona C- 511 3 11:1 $14,008 51.7 10 West Jasper Consolidated Schools Bay Springs C- 1,411 4 13.8:1 $11,598 51.5 11 Madison Co School Dist Ridgeland C- 13,162 21 12.3:1 $11,127 50.8 12 Jefferson Co School Dist Fayette C- 1,063 4 13.8:1 $14,898 50 13 Perry Co School Dist New Augusta C- 933 4 11.7:1 $14,180 50 14 Coahoma County School District Clarksdale D 988 4 11.3:1 $14,159 49.8 15 Pass Christian Public School Dist Pass Christian D 1,944 4 12.9:1 $12,585 49.5 16 Pascagoula-Gautier School District Pascagoula D 6,565 17 12:1 $14,596 49.2 17 Cleveland School Dist Cleveland D 2,818 8 13.4:1 $11,339 49.1 18 Wilkinson Co School Dist Woodville D 891 4 14.7:1 $12,466 47.3 19 Jackson Public School District Jackson D 18,710 48 13:1 $12,155 47.2 20 Hattiesburg Public School Dist Hattiesburg D 3,667 8 12.8:1 $13,121 47.1 21 Meridian Public Schools Meridian D 4,614 9 14.1:1 $12,633 47 22 Natchez-Adams School District Natchez D 2,842 6 15.3:1 $14,698 46.7 23 Greene County School District Leakesville D 1,640 5 13.9:1 $11,304 46.6 24 Union Co School Dist New Albany D 2,980 4 14:1 $9,608 46.3 25 Attala Co School Dist Kosciusko D 1,004 4 10.6:1 $15,811 46.3 26 Quitman Co School Dist Marks D 852 3 12.9:1 $15,316 46 27 Greenville Public Schools Greenville D 3,542 11 13.8:1 $11,536 45.9 28 Nettleton School Dist Nettleton D 1,112 3 12.2:1 $9,546 45.7 29 Kemper Co School Dist Dekalb D 884 4 10.5:1 $18,074 45.3 30 Tunica County School District Tunica D 1,671 5 12.1:1 $15,350 45.2 31 Rankin Co School Dist Brandon D 18,720 27 13.3:1 $10,533 45.2 32 Prentiss Co School Dist Booneville D 2,278 6 11.5:1 $10,786 45.2 33 Alcorn School Dist Corinth D 3,188 8 13:1 $10,326 44.9 34 Itawamba County School Dist Fulton D 3,375 6 12.2:1 $9,612 44.8 35 Amite County School District Liberty D 853 3 10.6:1 $14,044 44.7 36 Lee County School District Tupelo D 6,303 13 12.5:1 $10,279 44.3 37 Smith Co School Dist Raleigh D 2,443 4 14.3:1 $9,730 44.3 38 Bay St Louis Waveland School Dist Bay St. Louis D 1,672 4 12.4:1 $14,358 44 39 Hollandale School Dist Hollandale D 548 3 12.3:1 $19,599 44 40 Lamar County School District Purvis D 10,276 15 12.7:1 $10,063 43.9 41 Lawrence Co School Dist Monticello D 1,696 5 12.4:1 $11,530 43.8 42 Booneville School Dist Booneville D 1,321 3 15.2:1 $10,014 43.7 43 North Bolivar Cons School Dist Mound Bayou D 780 3 12.8:1 $13,472 43.7 44 Columbus Municipal School Dist Columbus D 3,090 7 13.2:1 $12,239 43.4 45 Walthall Co School Dist Tylertown D 1,684 5 12.4:1 $11,613 43.4 46 New Albany Public Schools New Albany D 2,114 3 14.8:1 $10,319 43.3 47 West Point Consolidated School Dist West Point D 2,609 6 12.3:1 $12,069 43.2 48 Kosciusko School District Kosciusko D 2,123 5 12.7:1 $12,056 43 49 Union Public School Dist Union D 927 3 12.1:1 $11,102 43 50 Carroll County School Dist Carrollton D 805 2 12.8:1 $11,633 43
Frequently Asked Questions What are the best school districts in Mississippi? ▼ The top-ranked district in Mississippi is Chickasaw Co School Dist in Houston with 2,214 students across 5 schools. Average quality score: 64.2/100. Rankings are based on average school quality scores from NCES data.
How are district rankings calculated? ▼ Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism. Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be ranked.
How many school districts are in Mississippi? ▼ Mississippi has 50+ school districts serving 436,122 students. The statewide average student-teacher ratio is 13.4:1.
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Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100)
are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio,
school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates.
Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be included. This measures
school-level resources, not test scores. Higher average scores indicate districts where
schools generally have smaller classes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.
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— how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.