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
81	West Jones High School	Public	7-12	254 Springhill Road	Laurel	39443	Jones County	Jones County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 729-8144	1,587	112	14.1	66.3%	792 (49.9%)	366 (23.1%)	376 (23.7%)	13 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (2.5%)	$9,829							67.2	61.9	90	9		280228000451
82	Stringer Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	122 County Road 17	Stringer	39481	Jasper County	West Jasper School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 428-5508	579	43	13.5	69.4%	433 (74.8%)	87 (15.0%)	23 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.0%)	$12,129							66.9	87.6	9	73		280459000859
83	Madison Palmer High School	Public	9-12	1315 Martin Luther King Drive	Marks	38646	Quitman County	Quitman County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 326-5191	239	21	11.5	100.0%	2 (0.8%)	232 (97.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$17,695							66.8	46.8	131	48		280381000730
84	Thrasher High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	167 Cr 1040	Booneville	38829	Prentiss County	Prentiss County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 728-5233	387	43	8.9	76.5%	306 (79.1%)	22 (5.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (14.5%)	$11,901							66.3	48.4	129	45		280375000721
85	Hatley School	Public, Alternative	K-12	60286 Hatley Road	Amory	38821	Monroe County	Monroe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 256-8808	905	78	11.5	58.2%	767 (84.8%)	34 (3.8%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (10.4%)	$10,180							65.4	52.7	112	27		280294000581
86	Lafayette High School	Public	9-12	160 Commodore Dr.	Oxford	38655	Lafayette County	Lafayette County	No	No	No	No	(662) 234-3614	855	69	12.3	46.1%	629 (73.6%)	185 (21.6%)	21 (2.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.8%)	$11,211							65.4	71.1	60	26		280237000463
87	Pine Grove High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3510a Cr 600	Ripley	38663	Tippah County	South Tippah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 837-7789	573	48	12	73.1%	542 (94.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	$10,571							65.3	56.4	104	17		280411000776
88	Blue Mountain High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	408 W. Mill Street	Blue Mountain	38610	Tippah County	South Tippah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 685-4706	295	32	9.3	92.2%	129 (43.7%)	74 (25.1%)	44 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (16.3%)	$14,101							65	54.5	107	19		280411000775
89	Bruce High School	Public	5-12	430 East Countiss Street	Bruce	38915	Calhoun County	Calhoun County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 983-3350	435	43	10.1	67.8%	264 (60.7%)	127 (29.2%)	30 (6.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$18,008							64.9	53.5	109	20		280087000097
90	Harrison Central High	Public	9-12	15600 School Road	Gulfport	39503	Harrison County	Harrison County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 832-2610	1,483	94	15.8	99.0%	538 (36.3%)	755 (50.9%)	127 (8.6%)	21 (1.4%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	35 (2.4%)	$10,720							64.7	69.4	67	23		280177000288

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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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