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
71	Wesson Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	1048 Grove Street	Wesson	39191	Copiah County	Copiah County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 643-2221	833	57	14.5	100.0%	656 (78.8%)	116 (13.9%)	37 (4.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.5%)	$10,923							70.8	77.6	43	28		280122000169
72	Natchez Early College @ County-Lin	Public	9-12	30 Campus Dr	Natchez	39120	Adams County	Natchez-Adams School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 446-1153	174	9	20.4	100.0%	16 (9.2%)	147 (84.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.2%)	$12,371							70.8	63.6	83	11		280303001414
73	New Hope High School	Public	9-12	2920 New Hope Road	Columbus	39702	Lowndes County	Lowndes County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 244-4701	787	61	12.8	61.6%	394 (50.1%)	357 (45.4%)	10 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	19 (2.4%)	$12,236							70.3	48.4	128	55		280273001127
74	Tishomingo County High School	Public	9-12	701 Hwy 72	Iuka	38852	Tishomingo County	Tishomingo County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 423-7300	578	51	11.4	63.7%	518 (89.6%)	9 (1.6%)	22 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	$12,940							70.1	68.1	72	2		280426001227
75	Neshoba Central High School	Public	9-12	1123 Golf Course Road	Philadelphia	39350	Neshoba County	Neshoba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 656-3654	908	63	14.4	66.2%	513 (56.5%)	159 (17.5%)	27 (3.0%)	6 (0.7%)	108 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (10.5%)	$11,419							69.9	61.4	91	16		280306000612
76	Raleigh High School	Public	7-12	491 Magnolia Drive	Raleigh	39153	Smith County	Smith County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 782-4261	486	39	12.6	72.4%	334 (68.7%)	132 (27.2%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$10,802							69.4	71.4	59	17		280402000759
77	Purvis High School	Public	9-12	220 School Street	Purvis	39475	Lamar County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 794-6221	614	49	12.5	49.8%	502 (81.8%)	61 (9.9%)	26 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	$12,500							68.3	75.4	49	28		280240001172
78	Stone High School	Public	9-12	400 East Border Ave.	Wiggins	39577	Stone County	Stone County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 928-5492	740	59	12.6	59.7%	532 (71.9%)	160 (21.6%)	15 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.1%)	$12,723							67.8	70.5	64	14		280417000790
79	Pearl High School	Public	9-12	500 Pirates Cove	Pearl	39208	Rankin County	Pearl Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(601) 932-7931	1,278	90	14.1	58.0%	540 (42.3%)	545 (42.6%)	130 (10.2%)	15 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	43 (3.4%)	$10,264							67.7	58.3	100	21		280352000003
80	George County High School	Public	9-12	9284 Hwy 63s	Lucedale	39452	George County	George County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 947-3116	1,115	84	13.2	52.5%	863 (77.4%)	113 (10.1%)	61 (5.5%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (6.5%)	$10,494							67.7	72.1	55	25		280156000228

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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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