Best High Schools in Mississippi

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 232)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
221	Charleston High School	Public	9-12	310 N. Cossar	Charleston	38921	Tallahatchie County	East Tallahatchie School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 647-5359	273	20	13.7	98.9%	7 (2.6%)	250 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	$16,699							6.6	28.8	165	56		280141000207
222	Columbus High School	Public	9-12	215 Hemlock St	Columbus	39702	Lowndes County	Columbus Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 241-7200	865	74	11.6	99.8%	18 (2.1%)	813 (94.0%)	23 (2.7%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$13,613							6.2	11.5	206	16		280120000154
223	Lanier Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	833 Maple Street	Jackson	39203	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5369	895	81	11	100.0%	5 (0.6%)	880 (98.3%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$15,881							6	6.5	221	2		280219000396
224	Leflore County High School	Public	7-12	401 Lakeside Drive	Itta Bena	38941	Leflore County	Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 374-7076	293	28	10.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	187 (63.8%)	20 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (29.4%)	$14,706							5.7	5.5	223	1		280019801518
225	West Bolivar High School	Public	7-12	1213 South Main	Rosedale	38769	Bolivar County	West Bolivar Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 759-3743	227	21	10.6	98.7%	3 (1.3%)	207 (91.2%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	$17,843							5	21.9	184	41		280018501526
226	South Delta High School	Public	9-12	303 Parkway	Rolling Fork	39159	Sharkey County	South Delta School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 873-4308	176	22	8	98.3%	0 (0.0%)	175 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,509							5	7.5	219	7		280396000753
227	Provine High School	Public	9-12	2400 Robinson Street	Jackson	39209	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5393	791	75	10.6	100.0%	1 (0.1%)	757 (95.7%)	25 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	$15,668							4.3	4.4	226	1		280219000409
228	Yazoo City High School	Public	9-12	1825 Dr. Martin Luther King D	Yazoo City	39194	Yazoo County	Mississippi Achievement School District Of Yazoo City	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 746-2378	531	28	18.9	99.4%	0 (0.0%)	517 (97.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	$13,704							4	3.4	227	1		280477000888
229	Wilkinson County High School	Public	9-12	522 Pond Pinckneyville Pond Ro	Woodville	39669	Wilkinson County	Wilkinson County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 888-4228	228	27	8.6	100.0%	3 (1.3%)	223 (97.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,592							2.9	5	225	4		280471000879
230	Williams School	Public, Magnet	7-12	2375 Oakley Road	Raymond	39154	Hinds County	Mdhs Division Of Youth Services	No	Yes	No	No	(601) 857-7640	17	13	1.3	176.5%	0 (0.0%)	13 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (23.5%)								0.3			(n/a)		280119101197

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MAAP Algebra I, MAAP English II, MAAP Biology, MAAP U.S. History1 test scores released by the Mississippi Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 21, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Mississippi Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Mississippi Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America