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
161	Brookhaven High School	Public	9-12	443 E Monticello Street	Brookhaven	39601	Lincoln County	Brookhaven School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 833-4498	758	64	11.9	71.6%	211 (27.8%)	502 (66.2%)	17 (2.2%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	$12,450							28.2	28.4	166	5		280084000092
162	Winona Secondary School	Public	7-12	301 Fairground Street	Winona	38967	Montgomery County	Winona-Montgomery Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 283-1244	502	48	10.4	99.4%	138 (27.5%)	305 (60.8%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.6%)	$15,304							27.9	36.6	149	13		280019601485
163	Perry Central High School	Public	9-12	9899 Hwy 98 East	New Augusta	39462	Perry County	Perry County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 964-3235	262	20	12.8	81.3%	142 (54.2%)	59 (22.5%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (21.4%)	$18,721							27.5	29.4	162	1		280357001071
164	Scott Central Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2415 Old Jackson Road	Forest	39074	Scott County	Scott County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 469-4883	856	50	17.2	99.6%	259 (30.3%)	448 (52.3%)	79 (9.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (7.6%)	$10,501							26	24	174	10		280390000748
165	McAdams Attendance Center	Public	7-12	6315 Attala Road 4167	Mc Adams	39107	Attala County	Attala County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 289-3838	167	24	6.9	98.2%	5 (3.0%)	152 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.0%)	$22,630							26	52.5	114	51		280051000039
166	Cleveland Central High School	Public	9-12	300 W. Sunflower St	Cleveland	38732	Bolivar County	Cleveland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 843-2460	799	45	17.7	99.9%	85 (10.6%)	574 (71.8%)	36 (4.5%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (11.8%)	$14,369							25.8	19.7	189	23		280075001477
167	Port Gibson High School	Public	9-12	159 Old Highway 18 #1	Port Gibson	39150	Claiborne County	Claiborne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 437-4190	381	33	11.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	294 (77.2%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (21.3%)	$16,117							25.5	38.1	147	20		280102000116
168	Lawrence County High School	Public	9-12	713 Thomas Jolly Street	Monticello	39654	Lawrence County	Lawrence County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 587-4910	529	44	11.9	66.7%	259 (49.0%)	231 (43.7%)	15 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.0%)	$14,038							25.5	26.5	168			280249000482
169	Yazoo County High School	Public	9-12	191 Panther Drive	Yazoo City	39194	Yazoo County	Yazoo County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 746-1593	400	36	11.2	99.3%	129 (32.3%)	237 (59.3%)	9 (2.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	$17,988							25.5	25.8	171	2		280480000890
170	Noxapater Attendance	Public, Alternative	K-12	249 West Alice Street	Noxapater	39346	Winston County	Louisville Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 773-4065	473	27	17.4	68.9%	239 (50.5%)	180 (38.1%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.5%)	$11,740							25.5	51.1	119	51		280270000527

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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.

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