Every school district in Mississippi

Mississippi had 150 school districts with a school open in 2024-25, enrolling 427,432 students between them; the largest, DeSoto County Schools, enrolled 34,934. The count takes in every local education agency NCES lists, charter schools that report as their own district included. 148 of them have 2021-22 state test results.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23 · EDFacts 2021-22 · method

All 150 districts, most students first

DistrictCountySchoolsStudents 2024‑25Spending per studentReading / math proficient, 2021‑22Graduation rate, class of 2023
DeSoto County SchoolsDeSoto County3934,934$9,52549% / 61%94%
Rankin County School DistrictRankin County2718,196$11,32356% / 63%93%
Jackson Public School DistrictHinds County3617,044$13,71326% / 22%84%
Harrison County School DistrictHarrison County2214,253$11,30555% / 61%88%
Madison County SchoolsMadison County2112,926$12,24861% / 65%91%
Lamar County SchoolsLamar County1510,318$11,18852% / 59%90%
Jackson Co School DistJackson County138,845$10,89953% / 61%92%
Jones County School DistrictJones County98,693$9,97243% / 48%92%
Tupelo Public School DistrictLee County127,192$13,15548% / 57%88%
Vicksburg Warren School DistWarren County146,610$13,72334% / 35%91%
Pascagoula-Gautier School DistrictJackson County176,579$15,77145% / 49%90%
Lee County School DistrictLee County136,343$11,38340% / 44%88%
Lauderdale Co School DistLauderdale County115,940$11,03947% / 52%97%
Gulfport School DistrictHarrison County95,927$11,78452% / 50%87%
Biloxi Public School DistrictHarrison County85,699$13,20653% / 64%91%
Ocean Springs School DistrictJackson County65,677$10,62165% / 69%92%
Lowndes Co School DistLowndes County85,261$11,05950% / 60%95%
Clinton Public School DistrictHinds County75,148$9,68160% / 73%89%
Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons DistOktibbeha County74,880$13,10637% / 39%88%
Oxford School DistrictLafayette County74,763$12,45353% / 58%90%
Hinds County School DistrictHinds County74,487$11,42235% / 38%87%
Pearl Public School DistrictRankin County54,258$10,83146% / 53%97%
Petal School DistrictForrest County54,253$11,25860% / 72%98%
South Panola School DistrictPanola County64,220$11,68139% / 44%90%
George Co School DistGeorge County84,049$10,01545% / 51%94%
The other 125 on the list
DistrictCountySchoolsStudents 2024‑25Spending per studentReading / math proficient, 2021‑22Graduation rate, class of 2023
Scott Co School DistScott County83,989$10,25235% / 44%84%
Hancock County School DistrictHancock County63,934$11,90751% / 57%88%
Hattiesburg Public School DistrictForrest County83,918$14,21538% / 45%96%
Grenada School DistrictGrenada County33,863$11,66647% / 61%91%
Meridian Public School DistrictLauderdale County73,737$14,30825% / 21%84%
Greenwood-Leflore Cons Sch DistrictLeflore County123,718$13,24117% / 15%85%
Picayune School DistrictPearl River County93,510$12,88339% / 34%79%
Pontotoc Co School DistPontotoc County73,465$10,35146% / 60%86%
Itawamba County School DistrictItawamba County63,275$11,18344% / 52%89%
Greenville Public SchoolsWashington County103,264$12,61221% / 18%70%
Alcorn School DistrictAlcorn County83,226$11,28049% / 56%95%
Canton Public School DistrictMadison County73,142$12,38930% / 40%80‑84%
Pearl River Co School DistPearl River County33,128$10,03146% / 49%88%
Columbus Municipal School DistrictLowndes County73,011$13,94422% / 20%81%
Union Co School DistUnion County42,986$10,32263% / 73%85‑89%
Wayne County School DistrictWayne County62,977$12,58237% / 42%85‑89%
Neshoba County School DistrictNeshoba County32,972$10,08452% / 69%90‑94%
Long Beach School DistrictHarrison County52,874$11,00961% / 70%97%
Lafayette County School DistrictLafayette County42,854$11,13547% / 57%90%
Tishomingo County School DistrictTishomingo County62,844$11,85344% / 52%94%
Sunflower Cty Cons School DistrictSunflower County112,807$14,16325% / 31%89%
Simpson County School DistrictSimpson County62,797$12,23531% / 35%87%
Cleveland School DistrictBolivar County82,793$12,77530% / 28%80‑84%
Lincoln County School DistrictLincoln County42,791$9,94547% / 48%85‑89%
Marshall County School DistrictMarshall County82,769$11,24027% / 29%90‑94%
Natchez-Adams School DistrictAdams County62,554$14,85927% / 24%93%
Smith Co School DistSmith County42,538$10,64241% / 47%90‑94%
Stone County School DistrictStone County42,532$10,13552% / 58%90‑94%
West Point Consolidated School DistClay County62,528$13,65728% / 32%80‑84%
Covington County School DistrictCovington County72,492$12,77634% / 35%75‑79%
Brookhaven School DistLincoln County52,429$12,33532% / 37%81%
Louisville Municipal School DistWinston County62,413$12,51533% / 44%91%
Leake County School DistrictLeake County52,408$11,78624% / 22%85‑89%
South Tippah County SchoolsTippah County52,403$11,76239% / 51%95% or more
Corinth School DistrictAlcorn County32,400$10,33741% / 33%95% or more
Pontotoc City SchoolsPontotoc County52,400$10,90247% / 59%85‑89%
Holmes County Consolidated SDHolmes County72,300$15,05615% / 22%90‑94%
Chickasaw Co School DistChickasaw County52,197$11,19541% / 56%95% or more
Prentiss County School DistrictPrentiss County62,176$11,56845% / 52%85‑89%
New Albany Public SchoolsUnion County32,149$11,48551% / 63%85‑89%
North Pike School DistrictPike County42,135$11,23838% / 43%90‑94%
Forrest County School DistrictForrest County62,124$14,53646% / 51%90% or more
Mccomb School DistrictPike County62,121$15,26826% / 30%75‑79%
Laurel School DistrictJones County52,101$12,21527% / 30%80‑84%
Copiah Co School DistCopiah County42,077$10,78033% / 35%90‑94%
Tate County SchoolsTate County52,004$11,20833% / 43%75‑79%
Monroe Co School DistMonroe County32,002$10,84949% / 62%90‑94%
Kosciusko School DistrictAttala County51,973$13,19538% / 43%85‑89%
Poplarville Separate School DistPearl River County41,969$10,67947% / 49%95% or more
Clarksdale Municipal School DistrictCoahoma County71,857$14,77316% / 15%75‑79%
Yazoo City Municipal School DistYazoo County31,824$11,7057% / 4%85‑89%
Pass Christian Public School DistHarrison County41,766$14,14553% / 61%90‑94%
Senatobia Municipal School DistTate County31,754$12,19036% / 43%75‑79%
Western Line School DistrictWashington County41,727$13,95431% / 33%80‑84%
Webster Co School DistWebster County41,717$11,16346% / 56%90‑94%
Walthall County School DistrictWalthall County51,695$12,75630% / 30%85‑89%
Lawrence County School DistrictLawrence County51,674$12,78331% / 33%80‑84%
Bay St Louis Waveland School DistrictHancock County41,664$16,29850% / 56%95% or more
Newton County School DistrictNewton County21,650$11,88752% / 54%90‑94%
Columbia School DistrictMarion County41,639$12,42349% / 56%95% or more
Forest Municipal School DistrictScott County31,638$12,17025% / 32%80‑84%
Greene County School DistrictGreene County51,621$12,81843% / 41%85‑89%
Moss Point School DistrictJackson County41,611$17,84131% / 29%80‑84%
Tunica County School DistrictTunica County51,598$16,67624% / 38%90‑94%
Amory School DistrictMonroe County41,461$11,62751% / 56%90‑94%
South Pike School DistPike County51,461$12,39029% / 32%85‑89%
Quitman School DistClarke County41,459$13,03228% / 36%85‑89%
West Jasper Consolidated SchoolsJasper County41,371$12,18442% / 45%90‑94%
Calhoun Co School DistCalhoun County41,365$13,18036% / 39%85‑89%
Booneville School DistrictPrentiss County31,337$10,32752% / 60%90‑94%
Noxubee County School DistrictNoxubee County31,321$13,26015% / 12%75‑79%
Hazlehurst City School DistrictCopiah County31,320$12,64923% / 25%80‑84%
Marion Co School DistMarion County41,296$13,22136% / 42%90‑94%
Choctaw Co School DistChoctaw County41,233$16,12058% / 56%95% or more
North Tippah School DistTippah County31,220$11,11241% / 42%95% or more
Jefferson Davis County School DistrictJefferson Davis County41,217$15,74733% / 30%85‑89%
Yazoo County School DistrictYazoo County41,216$15,79224% / 24%90‑94%
Franklin Co School DistFranklin County41,147$13,05039% / 40%85‑89%
Claiborne County School DistrictClaiborne County31,135$14,92326% / 18%90‑94%
Humphreys Co School DistHumphreys County31,130$15,06210% / 7%85‑89%
North Panola School DistrictPanola County41,103$13,13817% / 20%85‑89%
Winona-Montgomery School DistrictMontgomery County21,069$13,10129% / 40%90‑94%
Water Valley School DistrictYalobusha County2997$10,90738% / 45%90‑94%
Holly Springs School DistMarshall County4993$14,95820% / 22%90% or more
Union Public School DistNewton County3976$11,64052% / 66%95% or more
Attala Co School DistAttala County4952$15,91641% / 42%90‑94%
Aberdeen School DistrictMonroe County3924$15,57923% / 28%95% or more
Enterprise School DistrictClarke County3918$11,21359% / 66%90‑94%
Amite County School DistrictAmite County3914$17,34030% / 30%80‑84%
Benton Co School DistBenton County3909$13,86039% / 34%85‑89%
Kemper Co School DistKemper County4888$20,20620% / 29%90% or more
Perry County School DistrictPerry County4847$15,31031% / 38%85‑89%
Jefferson Co School DistJefferson County2843$15,06117% / 23%95% or more
Coahoma County School DistrictCoahoma County4837$16,32030% / 24%90‑94%
Quitman Co School DistQuitman County3835$14,84628% / 31%80‑89%
East Tallahatchie Consol Sch DistTallahatchie County3797$13,92510% / 22%85‑89%
Newton Municipal School DistrictNewton County3782$13,79928% / 26%95% or more
Philadelphia Public School DistNeshoba County2757$13,86627% / 29%85‑89%
Nettleton School DistrictLee County3751$10,98935% / 41%85‑89%
North Bolivar Cons School DistBolivar County3749$15,27723% / 22%70‑79%
Baldwyn School DistrictLee County2739$13,96232% / 36%90% or more
East Jasper Consolidated School DistrictJasper County3739$16,94034% / 45%90‑94%
Carroll County School DistCarroll County2734$12,89725% / 24%80‑89%
Wilkinson Co School DistWilkinson County3694$13,71414% / 17%80‑84%
Leland School DistWashington County3671$17,80422% / 17%70‑79%
Clarksdale Collegiate DistrictCoahoma County1652$12,36623% / 11%not published
Richton School DistPerry County2586$11,23535% / 53%90% or more
Ambition Preparatory Charter SchoolHinds County1563$12,15925‑29% / 20‑24%not published
Forrest County Ag High SchoolForrest County1562$12,17840‑44% / 65‑69%90‑94%
South Delta School DistrictSharkey County3548$16,90422% / 28%80‑89%
West Tallahatchie School DistrictTallahatchie County2548$19,01415% / 15%90% or more
Joel E Smilow CollegiateHinds County1547$12,51326% / 24%not published
Hollandale School DistrictWashington County3534$19,02721% / 20%90% or more
Joel E. Smillow PrepHinds County1521$11,64022% / 29%not published
Okolona Separate School DistChickasaw County3512$15,27822% / 32%90% or more
West Bolivar Cons School DistBolivar County2469$15,49915% / 13%75‑79%
Reimagine PrepHinds County1457$14,01620% / 26%not published
Midtown Public Charter SchoolsHinds County1420$10,81317% / 11%not published
Coffeeville School DistYalobusha County2367$15,67928% / 27%80‑89%
Revive PrepHinds County1367not comparablenot publishednot published
Ms School for Math and ScienceLowndes County1240$22,403not published95% or more
Leflore Legacy AcademyLeflore County1203$16,97520‑24% / 6‑9%not published
Ms Schls for the Deaf and the BlindHinds County2109not comparable10% or less / 5% or less50% or more
Ms School for the ArtsLincoln County1104$39,75650% or more / under 50%90% or more
Mdhs Division of Youth ServicesHinds County117not comparableunder 50% / 20% or lessnot published

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: districts with a school open that year, and the students in those schools. NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: current spending over fall 2022 membership, shown where it falls between $3,000 and $80,000 (outside that range the finance and membership files do not describe the same students). EDFacts 2021-22: all students proficient or above, and the four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023, as published; ED gives smaller districts as ranges. Mississippi sets its own test standard, so compare these within Mississippi.

Mississippi districts with too few federal figures for a page of their own, or no school open in 2024-25

Revive Prep

Hinds County; 154 students in the district's last NCES count; schools on file: Revive Collegiate (367).

Mdhs Division of Youth Services

Hinds County; 28 students in the district's last NCES count; schools on file: Williams School (17).

Roger Amos Mcmurtry Adm

Harrison County; 21 students in the district's last NCES count; schools on file: Roger Amos Mcmurtry School (21).

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  2. 02Largest schools

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  3. 03Fewest students per teacher

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  4. 04Highest-spending districts

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  5. 05Teacher salary spending by district

    F-33 fiscal year 2022-23

  6. 06Chronic absenteeism

    EDFacts 2022-23

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory and membership · 2024-25

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District current expenditures and membership · FY 2022-23

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts State assessment results, all students · 2021-22

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