Best High Schools in Mississippi

School															Students/Teachers											Spending Per Student (2019)							Ranking (2019 vs 2018)
ID	Rank (of 233)	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	Spending Per Student: 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 (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Rank (2018)	Rank Change from 2018	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)
280119401201	1	Middle School School For Math And Science	Public, Magnet	11-12	5th Ave South and MSCW Dr	Columbus	39701	Lowndes	Middle School School For Math And Science	No	Yes	No	No	(662) 329-7360	238	22	11	26.1%	136 (57.1%)	58 (24.4%)	3 (1.3%)	35 (14.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)								100	99.7	1		R5
280375000717	2	Jumpertown High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	717 Hwy 4 West	Booneville	38829	Prentiss	Prentiss County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 728-6378	328	26	12.5	88.4%	287 (87.5%)	10 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.1%)	$9,176			$752			$8,425	93.1	74.8	41	39	R5
280132001288	3	Lewisburg High School	Public	9-12	1755 Craft Road	Olive Branch	38654	DeSoto	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 890-6708	1,115	56	19.9	23.9%	964 (86.5%)	88 (7.9%)	24 (2.2%)	15 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.0%)	$7,639			$230			$7,408	92.6	91	3		R5
280435000824	4	West Union Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1610 St Hwy 30 West	Myrtle	38650	Union	Union County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 534-6745	640	41	15.7	54.2%	615 (96.1%)	8 (1.3%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$7,794			$679			$7,115	92.6	83.9	19	15	R5
280132001289	5	Center Hill High School	Public	9-12	13250 Kirk Road	Olive Branch	38654	DeSoto	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 890-2490	1,018	56	18	35.1%	525 (51.6%)	386 (37.9%)	57 (5.6%)	15 (1.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (2.9%)	$7,572			$244			$7,328	91.2	86.6	9	4	R5
280082001024	6	Booneville High School	Public	9-12	300 B W George E. Allen Dr.	Booneville	38829	Prentiss	Booneville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 728-5445	332	19	17.1	44.9%	245 (73.8%)	72 (21.7%)	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$14,209			$471			$13,738	90	81.6	20	14	R5
280132000187	7	Hernando High School	Public	9-12	805 Dilworth Lane	Hernando	38632	DeSoto	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 429-4170	1,266	64	19.6	28.3%	989 (78.1%)	170 (13.4%)	65 (5.1%)	17 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (1.8%)	$7,330			$183			$7,147	89.9	90.3	4	3	R5
280336000650	8	Ocean Springs High School	Public	9-12	6701 Old Spanish Trail	Ocean Springs	39564	Jackson	Ocean Springs School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 875-0333	1,855	108	17.1	35.4%	1,439 (77.6%)	244 (13.2%)	88 (4.7%)	55 (3.0%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.3%)	18 (1.0%)	$8,344			$169			$8,175	89.4	91.3	2	6	R5
280390000749	9	Sebastopol Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	17194 Hwy 21 North	Sebastopol	39359	Scott	Scott County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 625-8654	642	38	16.8	99.5%	492 (76.6%)	126 (19.6%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	$7,813			$526			$7,288	89.3	78.5	28	19	R5
280353001068	10	Petal High School	Public	9-12	1145 Highway 42 E	Petal	39465	Forrest	Petal School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 583-3538	1,228	84	14.5	55.2%	876 (71.3%)	224 (18.2%)	74 (6.0%)	21 (1.7%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.1%)	$8,874			$314			$8,559	88.8	86	13	3	R5

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