Best High Schools in Mississippi

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
280435000823	21	Myrtle Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1008 Hawk Avenue	Myrtle	38650	Union County	Union County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 988-2416	707	48	14.8	66.5%	571 (80.8%)	87 (12.3%)	15 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.7%)	$10,225							83.4	87.2	9	12
280279001220	22	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	1,254	88	14.1	20.5%	762 (60.8%)	353 (28.1%)	23 (1.8%)	94 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (1.8%)	$13,603							82.8	83	20	2
280243001348	23	Clarkdale High School	Public	7-12	7000 Highway 145	Meridian	39301	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 693-4463	410	38	10.8	35.1%	344 (83.9%)	47 (11.5%)	9 (2.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$14,010							82.8	77.4	38	15
280273001125	24	Caledonia High School	Public	9-12	111 Confederate Drive	Caledonia	39740	Lowndes County	Lowndes County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 356-2001	641	44	14.5	42.7%	470 (73.3%)	117 (18.3%)	30 (4.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	$11,448							82.7	80	33	9
280435000824	25	West Union Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1610 St Hwy 30 West	Myrtle	38650	Union County	Union County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 534-6745	686	47	14.5	50.1%	646 (94.2%)	22 (3.2%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$9,944							82.5	90.8	5	20
280435000821	26	East Union Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1548 St Hwy 9 South	Blue Springs	38828	Union County	Union County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 534-6920	986	62	15.8	59.3%	824 (83.6%)	88 (8.9%)	25 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.9%)	$8,896							82.1	81.6	29	3
280264000512	27	Bogue Chitto School	Public, Alternative	K-12	385 West Monticello Street	Bogue Chitto	39629	Lincoln County	Lincoln County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 734-2723	745	52	14.4	64.3%	589 (79.1%)	123 (16.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.2%)	$9,435							81.8	70.5	58	31
280063000053	28	Biloxi High School	Public	9-12	1845 Tribe Drive	Biloxi	39532	Harrison County	Biloxi Public School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 435-6105	1,697	109	15.6	53.4%	689 (40.6%)	600 (35.4%)	283 (16.7%)	62 (3.7%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	55 (3.2%)	$13,439							81.7	78.1	37	9
280132001289	29	Center Hill High School	Public	9-12	13250 Kirk Road	Olive Branch	38654	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 890-2490	1,054	66	15.9	38.8%	364 (34.5%)	547 (51.9%)	61 (5.8%)	14 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (6.5%)	$9,780							81.5	81.6	28	1
280057000045	30	Bay High School	Public	9-12	750 Blue Meadow Road	Bay St Louis	39520	Hancock County	Bay St Louis Waveland School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 467-6611	499	43	11.6	100.0%	310 (62.1%)	107 (21.4%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (14.6%)	$17,734							80.8	82.4	23	7

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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 19, 2024, 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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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