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
171	Louisville High	Public	9-12	258 Ivy Avenue	Louisville	39339	Winston County	Louisville Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 773-3431	475	29	16.1		36 (7.6%)	415 (87.4%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	$12,860							25	36.3	150	21		280270000523
172	Mississippi School Of The Arts	Public	11-12	308 West Cherokee Street	Brookhaven	39601	Lincoln County	Mississippi School Of The Arts	No	No	No	No	(601) 823-1300	104	12	8.6	33.7%	57 (54.8%)	33 (31.7%)	3 (2.9%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.7%)								24.9			(n/a)		280003101574
173	Biggersville High School	Public	7-12	571 Highway 45 S	Corinth	38834	Alcorn County	Alcorn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 286-3542	263	22	12	68.8%	195 (74.1%)	44 (16.7%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.0%)	$14,042							24.6	29.3	164	9		280039001152
174	Collins High School	Public	7-12	1208 S. Dogwood	Collins	39428	Covington County	Covington County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 765-3203	373	31	11.9	99.2%	51 (13.7%)	268 (71.8%)	32 (8.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.8%)	$14,749							24.3	15.1	200	26		280129000177
175	Ashland High School	Public	7-12	17 School Street	Ashland	38603	Benton County	Benton County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 224-6247	212	20	10.4	88.2%	25 (11.8%)	157 (74.1%)	16 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.6%)	$14,347							23.7	8.8	214	39		280060000049
176	Gentry High School	Public	10-12	801 BB King Road	Indianola	38751	Sunflower County	Sunflower County Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 884-1240	465	35	13.2	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	442 (95.1%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$13,440							23.2	20.1	187	11		280018701425
177	Mendenhall High School	Public	7-12	207 Circle Dr	Mendenhall	39114	Simpson County	Simpson County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 847-2411	646	41	15.6	85.9%	269 (41.6%)	359 (55.6%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$10,970							23.1	25.8	170	7		280399001086
178	Holmes County Central High School	Public	9-12	9749 Brozville Road	Lexington	39095	Holmes County	Holmes County Consolidated	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 834-2172	714	52	13.7	100.0%	3 (0.4%)	705 (98.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$15,449							22.5	17.1	195	17		280019501488
179	Newton High School	Public	9-12	201 W. First Street	Newton	39345	Newton County	Newton Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 683-2232	237	24	9.8	79.3%	4 (1.7%)	219 (92.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	$14,802							21.2	35.7	151	28		280318000626
180	Coahoma County High School	Public	9-12	1535 Lee Drive	Clarksdale	38614	Coahoma County	Coahoma County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 627-4516	345	25	13.8	100.0%	10 (2.9%)	260 (75.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (20.9%)	$16,368							21	23.2	178	2		280111000139

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide