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Public Schools in Mississippi

Full NCES CCD data · 2025–2026 School Year

1,042
Public Schools
152
Districts
431,206
Students
30,654
Teachers FTE
14.1:1
Avg S:T Ratio
$14,476
Per-Pupil Spend
10
Charter Schools
65%
Avg Free Lunch
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School Districts in Mississippi

Showing top 60 of 152 districts · sorted by school count

Jackson Public Schools
Jackson
52 schools 16,870 students View →
DeSoto County School District
Walls
43 schools 34,934 students View →
Rankin County School District
Richland
28 schools 18,196 students View →
Harrison County School District
SAUCIER
24 schools 14,253 students View →
Madison County Schools
RIDGELAND
23 schools 12,926 students View →
Pascagoula-Gautier School District
Pascagoula
19 schools 6,579 students View →
Lamar County School District
Sumrall
17 schools 10,318 students View →
Vicksburg Warren School District
VICKSBURG
16 schools 6,610 students View →
Lee County
VERONA
15 schools 6,343 students View →
Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District
ITTA BENA
15 schools 3,718 students View →
Jackson County School District
Vancleave
14 schools 8,845 students View →
Tupelo Public School District
Tupelo
14 schools 7,192 students View →
Greenville Public School District
Greenville
13 schools 3,264 students View →
Sunflower County Consolidated School District
RULEVILLE
13 schools 2,807 students View →
Lauderdale County School District
Meridian
12 schools 5,940 students View →
Gulfport School District
Gulfport
11 schools 5,927 students View →
Meridian Public Schools
Meridian
11 schools 4,385 students View →
Picayune School District
Picayune
11 schools 3,359 students View →
Jones County School District
Moselle
11 schools 8,693 students View →
Marshall County School District
Potts Camp
10 schools 2,769 students View →
BILOXI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Biloxi
10 schools 5,699 students View →
Cleveland School District
MERIGOLD
10 schools 2,793 students View →
Alcorn School District
GLEN
10 schools 3,226 students View →
Canton Public Schools
Canton
10 schools 3,157 students View →
Hinds County School District
Utica
10 schools 4,940 students View →
Smith County School District
TAYLORSVILLE
10 schools 2,538 students View →
Lowndes County School District
COLUMBUS
10 schools 5,261 students View →
Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District
Sturgis
9 schools 4,880 students View →
Scott County School District
SEBASTOPOL
9 schools 3,989 students View →
Hattiesburg
HATTIESBURG
9 schools 3,918 students View →
PONTOTOC COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
PONTOTOC
9 schools 3,465 students View →
Simpson County School District
Pinola
9 schools 2,797 students View →
Columbus Municipal School District
Columbus
9 schools 3,011 students View →
Holmes County Consolidated
Tchula
9 schools 2,300 students View →
George County School District
LUCEDALE
9 schools 4,049 students View →
Covington County School District
SEMINARY
9 schools 2,492 students View →
Marion County School District
Foxworth
9 schools 1,794 students View →
Clinton Public School District
Clinton
9 schools 5,148 students View →
McComb School District
Summit
8 schools 2,121 students View →
Tishomingo County School District
Tishomingo
8 schools 2,844 students View →
West Point Consolidated School District
WEST POINT
8 schools 2,528 students View →
Natchez-Adams School District
NATCHEZ
8 schools 2,554 students View →
Clarksdale Municipal School District
CLARKSDALE
8 schools 1,857 students View →
Wayne County School District
Waynesboro
8 schools 2,977 students View →
Itawamba County
Tremont
8 schools 3,275 students View →
Laurel School District
LAUREL
8 schools 2,620 students View →
Chickasaw County School District
Houston
7 schools 2,197 students View →
Hancock School District
Picayune
7 schools 3,934 students View →
Tunica School District
TUNICA
7 schools 1,598 students View →
Brookhaven School District
BROOKHAVEN
7 schools 2,432 students View →
Ocean Springs School District
Ocean Springs
7 schools 5,677 students View →
Oxford School District
Oxford
7 schools 4,763 students View →
Louisville Municipal School District
NOXAPATER
7 schools 2,413 students View →
South Panola School District
Pope
7 schools 4,220 students View →
Prentiss County School District
New Site
7 schools 2,176 students View →
South Pike School District
Osyka
7 schools 1,461 students View →
Tate County School District
Sarah
6 schools 2,004 students View →
North Panola
SARDIS
6 schools 1,103 students View →
Lawrence County School District
New Hebron
6 schools 1,674 students View →
Perry County School District
PETAL
6 schools 847 students View →
Schools by Level
Top 10 Schools by Enrollment
Top Schools — Student:Teacher Ratio
Tupelo High School
Tupelo · High
2,123
13.88:1
Grenada Elementary School
GRENADA · Elementary
2,044
14.82:1
DeSoto Central High School
Southaven · High
2,004
17.84:1
Ocean Springs High School
Ocean Springs · High
1,928
15.91:1
Southaven High School
SOUTHAVEN · High
1,876
16.51:1
Northwest High School
Flowood · High
1,855
14.87:1
Oak Grove High School
Hattiesburg · High
1,750
14.33:1
Gulfport High School
Gulfport · High
1,702
12.57:1
Biloxi High School
Biloxi · High
1,669
15.6:1
Brandon High School
Brandon · High
1,609
14.17:1
Finance Summary
$14,476
Per-Pupil Spend
49%
Instruct. %
$6,387M
Total Revenue
$6,242M
Total Expend.

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Revenue Sources
Federal
$1,492.0M
State
$2,873.0M
Local
$2,022.3M
Total Revenue: $6,387M
Expenditure
Instruction
$3,035M
Other
$3,207M
Total Expenditure: $6,242M
Per-Pupil: $14,476
49% of spending goes to instruction
Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of Local Government Finances in Education, 2023.
Education Overview
Total Public Schools
1,042
School Districts
152
Total Enrollment
431,206
Total Teachers (FTE)
30,654
Avg S:T Ratio
14.1:1
Avg Free Lunch %
64.5%
Charter Schools
10 of 1,042
Elementary Schools
431
Middle Schools
182
High Schools
315
Finance (Aggregate)
Total Revenue
$6,387M
Total Expenditure
$6,242M
Per-Pupil Spending
$14,476
Instruction %
49%
Federal Revenue
$1,492M
State Revenue
$2,873M
Local Revenue
$2,022M
Data Source
NCES CCD 2022–23
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