Best Student-Teacher Ratios in Mississippi
The schools in Mississippi with the lowest student-teacher ratios offer smaller class sizes, which research links to better academic outcomes, according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The top-ranked school, Early Head Start Nicholson, has a ratio of just 2.2:1.
The Mississippi state average is 13.4:1, compared to the national average of 15.7:1. Schools with enrollment under 100 are excluded to ensure meaningful comparisons.
2.2:1
Best Ratio
Early Head Start Nicholson
13.4:1
State Average
15.7:1
National Average
50
Schools Listed
| # | School | Student:Teacher | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Early Head Start Nicholson Picayune | 2.2:1 -84% vs state
| 186 |
| 2. | Early Head Start Rosa Street Picayune | 6.9:1 -49% vs state
| 151 |
| 3. | Galena Elementary School (K-6) HOLLY SPRINGS | 6.9:1 -49% vs state
| 138 |
| 4. | Luther Branson School CANTON | 7.5:1 -44% vs state
| 151 |
| 5. | Shirley D. Simmons Middle School Canton | 7.7:1 -43% vs state
| 124 |
| 6. | Velma Jackson High School Camden | 7.8:1 -42% vs state
| 224 |
| 7. | Newton High School Newton | 8:1 -40% vs state
| 237 |
| 8. | Osyka Elementary School Osyka | 8:1 -40% vs state
| 214 |
| 9. | Webb Preparatory School Greenville | 8.2:1 -39% vs state
| 230 |
| 10. | Rawls Springs Attendance Center Hattiesburg | 8.4:1 -37% vs state
| 214 |
| 11. | Dundee Elementary School DUNDEE | 8.4:1 -37% vs state
| 138 |
| 12. | Peeples Middle School JACKSON | 8.5:1 -37% vs state
| 541 |
| 13. | West Clay Elementary School Cedar Bluff | 8.5:1 -37% vs state
| 111 |
| 14. | Simmons High School HOLLANDALE | 8.6:1 -36% vs state
| 172 |
| 15. | Mcadams Attendance Center MCADAMS | 8.6:1 -36% vs state
| 167 |
| 16. | Ms School for the Arts Brookhaven | 8.6:1 -36% vs state
| 104 |
| 17. | West Lowndes Elementary COLUMBUS | 8.7:1 -35% vs state
| 276 |
| 18. | Amite County Middle School Liberty | 8.7:1 -35% vs state
| 144 |
| 19. | West Lowndes High School COLUMBUS | 8.8:1 -34% vs state
| 206 |
| 20. | Okolona Middle School OKOLONA | 8.9:1 -34% vs state
| 125 |
| 21. | Shannon Primary School SHANNON | 9:1 -33% vs state
| 249 |
| 22. | N H Pilate Middle School Newton | 9:1 -33% vs state
| 178 |
| 23. | Revive Collegiate Jackson | 9.1:1 -32% vs state
| 367 |
| 24. | Blue Mountain High School Blue Mountain | 9.1:1 -32% vs state
| 295 |
| 25. | Earl Travillion Attendance Center Hattiesburg | 9.1:1 -32% vs state
| 261 |
| 26. | Tishomingo Elementary Tishomingo | 9.1:1 -32% vs state
| 254 |
| 27. | Jonestown Elementary School JONESTOWN | 9.1:1 -32% vs state
| 135 |
| 28. | Hopewell Elementary School COLLINS | 9.2:1 -31% vs state
| 196 |
| 29. | Louisville Elementary School LOUISVILLE | 9.3:1 -31% vs state
| 290 |
| 30. | Mount Olive Attendance Center Mount Olive | 9.3:1 -31% vs state
| 282 |
| 31. | Lumberton High School Lumberton | 9.3:1 -31% vs state
| 268 |
| 32. | Baxterville School Lumberton | 9.3:1 -31% vs state
| 217 |
| 33. | Weir Elementary School WEIR | 9.3:1 -31% vs state
| 142 |
| 34. | Northwest Middle School JACKSON | 9.4:1 -30% vs state
| 242 |
| 35. | Mclaurin Attendance Center Florence | 9.5:1 -29% vs state
| 481 |
| 36. | North Forrest High School Hattiesburg | 9.5:1 -29% vs state
| 349 |
| 37. | Kemper County Lower Elementary SCOOBA | 9.5:1 -29% vs state
| 285 |
| 38. | Dorsey Attendance Center Fulton | 9.5:1 -29% vs state
| 233 |
| 39. | Thomas Street Elementary School Tupelo | 9.6:1 -28% vs state
| 374 |
| 40. | Carver Elementary School Tupelo | 9.6:1 -28% vs state
| 312 |
| 41. | Moss Point High School MOSS POINT | 9.7:1 -28% vs state
| 491 |
| 42. | Joyner Elementary School Tupelo | 9.7:1 -28% vs state
| 444 |
| 43. | Kennedy Elementary School MCCOMB | 9.7:1 -28% vs state
| 232 |
| 44. | Leland School Park LELAND | 9.8:1 -27% vs state
| 232 |
| 45. | North Forrest Attendance Center Hattiesburg | 9.8:1 -27% vs state
| 209 |
| 46. | Long Creek Attendance Center SALLIS | 9.8:1 -27% vs state
| 199 |
| 47. | Fairview Attendance Center Golden | 9.8:1 -27% vs state
| 120 |
| 48. | Ripley Elementary School Ripley | 9.9:1 -26% vs state
| 611 |
| 49. | Pelahatchie Attendance Center Pelahatchie | 9.9:1 -26% vs state
| 336 |
| 50. | Bruce Elementary School BRUCE | 9.9:1 -26% vs state
| 316 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD), 2022-23 school year.
Schools with enrollment under 100 are excluded.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.