Mississippi · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best Student-Teacher Ratios in Mississippi

The 50 public schools in Mississippi with the lowest student-teacher ratios, a class-size measure computed from NCES staffing data.

6.9:1
Best ratio
13.4:1
State average
15.7:1
National average
50
Schools listed

The ranking in one line

Early Head Start Rosa Street runs Mississippi's smallest classes at 6.9:1, and 50 of the 50 schools listed sit below the state average of 13.4:1.

6.9:1
smallest classes (Early Head Start Rosa Street)
50
listed schools below the state average
13.4:1
Mississippi average
15.7:1
national average
# School EnrollmentStudent:Teacher
1 Early Head Start Rosa Street Picayune 151 6.9:1
2 Galena Elementary School (K-6) HOLLY SPRINGS 138 6.9:1
3 Luther Branson School CANTON 151 7.5:1
4 Shirley D. Simmons Middle School Canton 124 7.7:1
5 Velma Jackson High School Camden 224 7.8:1
6 Newton High School Newton 237 8:1
7 Osyka Elementary School Osyka 214 8:1
8 Webb Preparatory School Greenville 230 8.2:1
9 Rawls Springs Attendance Center Hattiesburg 214 8.4:1
10 Dundee Elementary School DUNDEE 138 8.4:1
11 Peeples Middle School JACKSON 541 8.5:1
12 West Clay Elementary School Cedar Bluff 111 8.5:1
13 Simmons High School HOLLANDALE 172 8.6:1
14 Mcadams Attendance Center MCADAMS 167 8.6:1
15 Ms School for the Arts Brookhaven 104 8.6:1
16 West Lowndes Elementary COLUMBUS 276 8.7:1
17 Amite County Middle School Liberty 144 8.7:1
18 West Lowndes High School COLUMBUS 206 8.8:1
19 Okolona Middle School OKOLONA 125 8.9:1
20 Shannon Primary School SHANNON 249 9:1
21 N H Pilate Middle School Newton 178 9:1
22 Revive Collegiate Jackson 367 9.1:1
23 Blue Mountain High School Blue Mountain 295 9.1:1
24 Earl Travillion Attendance Center Hattiesburg 261 9.1:1
25 Tishomingo Elementary Tishomingo 254 9.1:1
26 Jonestown Elementary School JONESTOWN 135 9.1:1
27 Hopewell Elementary School COLLINS 196 9.2:1
28 Louisville Elementary School LOUISVILLE 290 9.3:1
29 Mount Olive Attendance Center Mount Olive 282 9.3:1
30 Lumberton High School Lumberton 268 9.3:1
31 Baxterville School Lumberton 217 9.3:1
32 Weir Elementary School WEIR 142 9.3:1
33 Northwest Middle School JACKSON 242 9.4:1
34 Mclaurin Attendance Center Florence 481 9.5:1
35 North Forrest High School Hattiesburg 349 9.5:1
36 Kemper County Lower Elementary SCOOBA 285 9.5:1
37 Dorsey Attendance Center Fulton 233 9.5:1
38 Thomas Street Elementary School Tupelo 374 9.6:1
39 Carver Elementary School Tupelo 312 9.6:1
40 Moss Point High School MOSS POINT 491 9.7:1
41 Joyner Elementary School Tupelo 444 9.7:1
42 Kennedy Elementary School MCCOMB 232 9.7:1
43 Leland School Park LELAND 232 9.8:1
44 North Forrest Attendance Center Hattiesburg 209 9.8:1
45 Long Creek Attendance Center SALLIS 199 9.8:1
46 Fairview Attendance Center Golden 120 9.8:1
47 Ripley Elementary School Ripley 611 9.9:1
48 Pelahatchie Attendance Center Pelahatchie 336 9.9:1
49 Bruce Elementary School BRUCE 316 9.9:1
50 Calhoun City Elementary School CALHOUN CITY 235 9.9:1
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024-25 school year. Schools with enrollment under 100 are excluded.