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
111	Tupelo High School	Public	9-12	4125 Golden Wave Drive	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 841-8970	2,123	153	13.8	61.5%	696 (32.8%)	1,075 (50.6%)	241 (11.4%)	42 (2.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (3.2%)	$12,106							56.5	51.9	116	5		280432000819
112	Ridgeland High School	Public	9-12	586 Sunnybrook Road	Ridgeland	39157	Madison County	Madison County Schools	No	No	No	No	(601) 898-5023	995	77	12.8	71.3%	59 (5.9%)	672 (67.5%)	212 (21.3%)	27 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.4%)	$14,931							53.9	40.8	140	28		280279001257
113	North Forrest High School	Public	7-12	693 Eatonville Road	Hattiesburg	39401	Forrest County	Forrest County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 545-9304	349	36	9.6	90.0%	61 (17.5%)	220 (63.0%)	30 (8.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (10.0%)	$16,773							53.8	52.6	113			280149000218
114	Saltillo High School	Public	9-12	146 Tiger Dr.	Saltillo	38866	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	No	(662) 869-5466	939	67	13.9	44.5%	683 (72.7%)	191 (20.3%)	23 (2.4%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.3%)	$9,871							53.2	61.1	92	22		280255000496
115	Sebastopol Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	17194 Hwy 21 North	Sebastopol	39359	Scott County	Scott County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 625-8654	684	39	17.5	99.6%	553 (80.8%)	99 (14.5%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.9%)	$10,661							52.7	67.7	75	40		280390000749
116	Moss Point High School	Public	9-12	4913 Weems Street	Moss Point	39563	Jackson County	Moss Point School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 475-5721	491	43	11.3	100.0%	73 (14.9%)	355 (72.3%)	54 (11.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$22,631							52.3	51	120	4		280300000587
117	Kosciusko Senior High School	Public	9-12	415 Veterans Memorial Drive	Kosciusko	39090	Attala County	Kosciusko School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 289-2424	579	41	14.1	76.7%	174 (30.1%)	359 (62.0%)	27 (4.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	$16,691							52	48.8	126	9		280234000460
118	Wayne County High School	Public	9-12	1325 Azalea Drive	Waynesboro	39367	Wayne County	Wayne County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 735-2851	775	60	12.9	99.6%	313 (40.4%)	413 (53.3%)	38 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	$14,023							51	50.4	122	4		280453000850
119	Alcorn Central High School	Public	9-12	8 Cr 254	Glen	38846	Alcorn County	Alcorn School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 286-8720	386	38	10.2	60.6%	343 (88.9%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.8%)	$13,603							50	60.3	95	24		280039000018
120	Tremont Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	320 School Loop Drive	Tremont	38876	Itawamba County	Itawamba County	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 652-3391	312	34	9.1	71.8%	285 (91.3%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$14,071							48.9	85.5	13	107		280210000362

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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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