Best High Schools in Mississippi

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2021 vs 2019)
ID	Rank (of 228)	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 (2021)	Average Standard Score (2019)	Rank (2019)	Rank Change from 2019	SchoolDigger Rating (2021)
280119401201	1	Mississippi School For Math And Science	Public, Magnet	11-12	5th Ave South and MSCW Dr	Columbus	39701	Lowndes County	Mississippi School For Math And Science	No	Yes	No	No	(662) 329-7360	238	22	10.9	98.7%	135 (56.7%)	52 (21.8%)	3 (1.3%)	40 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)								99.7	100	1		R5
280336000650	2	Ocean Springs High School	Public	9-12	6701 Old Spanish Trail	Ocean Springs	39564	Jackson County	Ocean Springs School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 875-0333	1,864	114	16.3	36.2%	1,436 (77.0%)	245 (13.1%)	90 (4.8%)	55 (3.0%)	7 (0.4%)	6 (0.3%)	25 (1.3%)	$8,344			$169			$8,175	97	89.4	8	6	R5
280132001288	3	Lewisburg High School	Public	9-12	1755 Craft Road	Olive Branch	38654	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 890-6708	1,159	60	19.2	21.0%	993 (85.7%)	89 (7.7%)	26 (2.2%)	18 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (2.6%)	$7,639			$230			$7,408	94.5	92.6	3		R5
280177000285	4	Diberville Senior High School	Public	9-12	15625 Lamey Bridge Road	Biloxi	39532	Harrison County	Harrison County School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 392-2678	1,290	74	17.4	54.7%	790 (61.2%)	269 (20.9%)	85 (6.6%)	92 (7.1%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	47 (3.6%)	$8,142			$418			$7,724	92.5	85.4	15	11	R5
280312000615	5	New Albany High School	Public	9-12	201 Highway 15 North	New Albany	38652	Union County	New Albany Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(662) 534-1805	572	32	17.8	55.6%	321 (56.1%)	147 (25.7%)	80 (14.0%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.4%)	$11,260			$427			$10,833	92	80	26	21	R5
280132000187	6	Hernando High School	Public	9-12	805 Dilworth Lane	Hernando	38632	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 429-4170	1,298	69	18.7	27.4%	1,015 (78.2%)	159 (12.2%)	73 (5.6%)	16 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (2.6%)	$7,330			$183			$7,147	91.8	89.9	7	1	R5
280351000684	7	Pass Christian High School	Public	9-12	720 W. North Street	Pass Christian	39571	Harrison County	Pass Christian Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 452-2008	641	41	15.7	54.8%	405 (63.2%)	174 (27.1%)	13 (2.0%)	18 (2.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.4%)	$11,356			$748			$10,608	91.6	88.6	11	4	R5
280063000053	8	Biloxi High School	Public	9-12	1845 Tribe Drive	Biloxi	39532	Harrison County	Biloxi Public School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 435-6105	1,738	104	16.7	57.9%	782 (45.0%)	602 (34.6%)	199 (11.4%)	88 (5.1%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	57 (3.3%)	$10,009			$475			$9,535	91.5	86.5	12	4	R5
280279001220	9	Madison Central High School	Public	10-12	1417 Highland Colony Parkway	Madison	39110	Madison County	Madison County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 856-7121	1,224	80	15.3	19.1%	808 (66.0%)	319 (26.1%)	19 (1.6%)	67 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.9%)	$11,023			$275			$10,748	89.5	82.6	23	14	R5
280375000719	10	New Site High School	Public	9-12	1020 Hwy. 4 East	New Site	38859	Prentiss County	Prentiss County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 728-5205	245	20	12.3	64.1%	243 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,102			$580			$8,522	87.3	86.2	13	3	R5

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