Which Mississippi public schools have the most resources?

Northwest Middle School in Jackson scored 78 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of Mississippi's schools with 100 or more students that report all four of its factors.

How is the resource index calculated?

It averages up to four factors, each scored 0 to 100: students per teacher (2024-25; 0 at 25 or more), students per counselor (CRDC 2021-22; 0 at 500 or more), a gifted program (CRDC 2021-22; 70 if offered, 30 if not) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2022-23; 0 at 40% or more). It measures resources, not test scores or teaching quality.

Mississippi public schools by resource index

Northwest Middle School in Jackson scored highest of Mississippi's public schools with 100 or more students on the resource index, 78 of 100: 10.3 students per teacher, 80 students per counselor and 1.0% chronically absent. The index averages staffing, counseling, gifted programs and attendance; it measures resources, not how well students learn.

Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22 · schools open in 2024-25 with 100+ students and all 4 factors reported; online, alternative, special-education, pre-K-only and correctional programs left out · method

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

The 50 highest scores, with each factor

School	Per teacher	Per counselor	Gifted	Chronically absent	Index
Northwest Middle School	10.3	80	Yes	1.0%	78
Luther Branson School	8.0	135	Yes	13.3%	69
French Camp Elementary School	12.2	188	Yes	4.5%	68
Okolona Middle School	11.0	122	Yes	12.9%	67
Beach Elementary School	15.2	102	Yes	7.6%	67
Shirley D. Simmons Middle School	6.4	153	Yes	20.5%	66
Bailey Middle Apac School	11.5	316	Yes	0.8%	65
Heidelberg Junior High School	10.5	132	Yes	17.4%	65
Osyka Elementary School	11.3	190	Yes	11.9%	64
West Clay Elementary School	10.4	101	Yes	21.3%	64
Barack H Obama Elementary School	16.9	217	Yes	2.5%	63
Weir Elementary School	8.6	133	Yes	22.3%	63
Kemper County Upper Elementary	9.5	173	Yes	17.8%	63
Charleston Elementary School	12.4	111	Yes	20.3%	62
West Lowndes Elementary	11.1	217	Yes	13.7%	62

The other 35 on the list

School	Per teacher	Per counselor	Gifted	Chronically absent	Index
Williams-Sullivan Middle School	11.3	259	Yes	9.2%	62
Fairview Attendance Center	10.9	118	Yes	21.2%	62
Peeples Middle School	11.6	159	Yes	18.5%	61
Union Middle School	14.2	258	Yes	6.5%	61
N H Pilate Middle School	13.5	220	Yes	11.7%	61
Jonestown Elementary School	10.9	230	Yes	15.3%	61
Dorsey Attendance Center	11.1	222	Yes	16.2%	60
Hayes Cooper Center for Math Sc Tec	14.7	278	Yes	7.5%	59
Leflore Legacy Academy	13.5	230	Yes	13.7%	59
Dundee Elementary School	14.6	121	Yes	21.2%	59
Old Town Middle	11.9	245	Yes	17.3%	58
Mcwillie Elementary School	15.6	359	Yes	1.8%	58
Carver Elementary School	13.0	301	Yes	9.6%	58
Central Elementary School	13.3	195	Yes	18.7%	58
A W James Elementary School	12.7	208	Yes	17.5%	58
Baxterville School	9.4	270	Yes	19.0%	58
Cherokee Elementary School	12.6	185	Yes	20.4%	58
Linwood Elementary School	13.4	152	Yes	21.8%	58
Runnelstown Elementary School	10.0	216	Yes	22.1%	58
William Winans Middle School	10.7	242	Yes	19.1%	58
Okolona High School	7.6	79	No	20.9%	58
Martin Bluff	13.9	253	Yes	14.4%	57
Jumpertown High School	8.5	313	Yes	17.8%	57
Louisville Elementary School	13.2	325	Yes	10.4%	57
Kosciusko Middle	13.7	275	Yes	12.3%	57
Shannon Elementary School	12.7	181	Yes	21.5%	57
Shannon Primary School	12.0	246	Yes	18.5%	57
Hopewell Elementary School	12.0	203	Yes	21.8%	57
Perry Central Middle School	11.2	219	Yes	21.8%	57
Calhoun City Elementary School	12.2	262	Yes	18.7%	56
Tylertown Elementary School	17.9	242	Yes	10.6%	56
Leland School Park	14.5	243	Yes	15.5%	56
Lyon Elementary School	15.2	216	Yes	16.3%	56
I T Montgomery Elementary School	12.7	223	Yes	19.6%	56
Benndale Elementary School	9.8	147	Yes	31.6%	56

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 (students per teacher); CRDC 2021-22 (counselors on CRDC enrollment, gifted program); EDFacts 2022-23 (chronic absenteeism). Index: the mean of the factors reported, each 0 to 100.

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Questions about the resource index

Which Mississippi public schools have the most resources?
Northwest Middle School in Jackson scored 78 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of Mississippi's schools with 100 or more students that report all four of its factors.
How is the resource index calculated?
It averages up to four factors, each scored 0 to 100: students per teacher (2024-25; 0 at 25 or more), students per counselor (CRDC 2021-22; 0 at 500 or more), a gifted program (CRDC 2021-22; 70 if offered, 30 if not) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2022-23; 0 at 40% or more). It measures resources, not test scores or teaching quality.

Sources

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

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection Counselors and gifted programs · 2021-22

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated September 2026