Summary:
Neshoba County Schools in Mississippi is served by a single high school, Neshoba Central High School, which enrolls 908 students in grades 9–12 and has earned a 5-star rating, ranking 19th among 224 Mississippi high schools for the 2025–2026 school year.
Because Neshoba County Schools has only this one high school, the district’s metrics mirror the school’s performance — and that performance is strong. The district is ranked 3rd out of 134 districts in Mississippi, placing it in the 98th percentile. Neshoba Central’s graduation rate is 96.6%, well above the state average of 89.2%, and the school outperforms the state in every tested subject. In the latest testing year, Biology proficiency reached 91.9% compared to 63.1% statewide, Algebra I proficiency hit 78.1% versus 66.0% statewide, and English II proficiency was 65.9% versus 49.3% statewide. The school has also shown dramatic improvement in its state ranking: it jumped from 91st in 2023–2024 to 75th in 2024–2025 and then to 19th in 2025–2026, a remarkable climb of 72 positions over two years.
Every school has challenges, and for Neshoba Central the most notable is chronic absenteeism: 30.3% of students are chronically absent, far higher than the district’s 21.9% and the state’s 23.9%. Despite serving a student body where 66.19% qualify for free or reduced lunch, the school achieves above-average results across the board — an especially encouraging sign. English II remains the subject with the most room to grow, even though it improved by more than 11 percentage points from the prior year. With a student-teacher ratio of 14.4 and a 5-star rating, Neshoba Central is a high-achieving, rapidly improving school, and its success directly defines the entire district’s strong reputation.
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