Top 100 lowest student–teacher ratio in Mississippi (2025)
Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Ordered by the measure shown, with the Success Index (US) for context; 100 schools shown.
- 148Shirley D. Simmons Middle SchoolCanton · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 6.5
- 218McAdams Attendance CenterMcAdams · Public HighStudents per teacher: 7.0
- 334Velma Jackson High SchoolCamden · Public HighStudents per teacher: 7.0
- 429Kemper County High SchoolDeKalb · Public HighStudents per teacher: 7.2
- 532Coffeeville High SchoolCoffeeville · Public HighStudents per teacher: 7.3
- 622Blackburn Middle SchoolJackson · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 7.4
- 722Okolona High SchoolOkolona · Public HighStudents per teacher: 7.8
- 831West Lowndes High SchoolColumbus · Public HighStudents per teacher: 7.9
- 920South Delta High SchoolRolling Fork · Public HighStudents per teacher: 8.0
- 1068Enterprise High SchoolEnterprise · Public HighStudents per teacher: 8.4
- 1132Lumberton High SchoolLumberton · Public HighStudents per teacher: 8.4
- 1260Luther Branson ElementaryCanton · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.4
- 1372MS School Of The ArtsBrookhaven · Public HighStudents per teacher: 8.7
- 1446McLaurin High SchoolFlorence · Public HighStudents per teacher: 8.7
- 1541Franklin High SchoolMeadville · Public HighStudents per teacher: 8.8
- 1647Pelahatchie High SchoolPelahatchie · Public HighStudents per teacher: 8.8
- 1717Wilkinson County High SchoolWoodville · Public HighStudents per teacher: 8.8
- 1830Weir Elementary SchoolWeir · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.9
- 1929Amite County Middle SchoolLiberty · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 9.0
- 2037Choctaw County High SchoolAckerman · Public HighStudents per teacher: 9.1
- 2135Ethel Attendance CenterEthel · Public HighStudents per teacher: 9.2
- 2283MS School for Math and ScienceColumbus · Public HighStudents per teacher: 9.2
- 2351Union High SchoolUnion · Public HighStudents per teacher: 9.3
- 2459Baxterville SchoolLumberton · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.4
- 2534Shannon Middle SchoolShannon · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 9.5
- 2642North Forrest High SchoolHattiesburg · Public HighStudents per teacher: 9.7
- 2719Amite County High SchoolLiberty · Public HighStudents per teacher: 9.8
- 2827KCSD Upper Elementary SchoolDe Kalb · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.8
- 2933Benndale Elementary SchoolLucedale · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.9
- 3033Newton High SchoolNewton · Public HighStudents per teacher: 9.9
- 3123Earl Travillion Attendance CenterHattiesburg · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.0
- 3218Plantersville Middle SchoolPlantersville · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 10.0
- 3330Rosa Fort HighTunica · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.0
- 3451Bruce High SchoolBruce · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.1
- 3529Port Gibson Middle SchoolPort Gibson · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 10.1
- 3628Rod Paige Middle SchoolMonticello · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 10.1
- 3750Gautier MiddleGautier · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 10.1
- 3858Puckett High SchoolPuckett · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.1
- 3927Calhoun City High SchoolCalhoun City · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.2
- 4034Runnelstown SchoolPetal · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.2
- 4142Tishomingo Elementary SchoolTishomingo · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.2
- 4231North Panola High SchoolSardis · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.3
- 4327Yazoo County Middle SchoolYazoo City · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 10.3
- 4450Alcorn Central High SchoolGlen · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.4
- 4526Shannon High SchoolShannon · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.4
- 4662New Site High SchoolNew Site · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.4
- 4741Richland High SchoolRichland · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.4
- 4840Armstrong Junior High SchoolStarkville · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 10.5
- 4940Fifth Street SchoolWest Point · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 10.5
- 5033Leflore County High SchoolItta Bena · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.5
- 5133N R Burger MiddleHattiesburg · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 10.5
- 5260Northwest Middle SchoolJackson · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 10.5
- 5348Northeast Jones High SchoolLaurel · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.5
- 5419Ashland High SchoolAshland · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.6
- 5515Cardozo Middle SchoolJackson · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 10.6
- 5641William M Colmer MiddlePascagoula · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 10.6
- 5728Winona Secondary SchoolWinona · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.7
- 5823J.Z. George High SchoolNorth Carrollton · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.7
- 5915Provine High SchoolJackson · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.7
- 6014William Winans Middle SchoolCentreville · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 10.7
- 6132West Bolivar High SchoolRosedale · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.8
- 6235Forrest County Agricultural High SchoolBrooklyn · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.8
- 6324Simmons High SchoolHollandale · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.8
- 6465Lafayette Middle SchoolOxford · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 10.8
- 6530New Hebron SchoolNew Hebron · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.8
- 6629East Flora ElementaryFlora · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.8
- 6731East Marion High SchoolColumbia · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.8
- 6838Potts Camp High SchoolPotts Camp · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.8
- 6921Vicksburg Junior HighVicksburg · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 10.8
- 7039Water Valley High SchoolWater Valley · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.8
- 7149Fairview Attendance CenterGolden · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.9
- 7219Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High SchoolRuleville · Public HighStudents per teacher: 11.0
- 7339North Forrest Elementary SchoolHattiesburg · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.0
- 7414Lanier Junior/Senior High SchoolJackson · Public HighStudents per teacher: 11.0
- 7525H. W. Byers High SchoolHolly Springs · Public HighStudents per teacher: 11.0
- 7624Higgins Middle SchoolMcComb · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 11.0
- 7725West Clay Elementary SchoolCedar Bluff · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.1
- 7829Amanda Elzy Junior High SchoolGreenwood · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 11.1
- 7923Belle-Shivers Middle SchoolAberdeen · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 11.1
- 8029Long Creek Elementary SchoolSallis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.1
- 8141Dorsey Attendance CenterFulton · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.1
- 8243Southeast Lauderdale High SchoolMeridian · Public HighStudents per teacher: 11.1
- 8319Meridian High SchoolMeridian · Public HighStudents per teacher: 11.1
- 8442Trent LottPascagoula · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 11.1
- 8547Baldwyn High SchoolBaldwyn · Public HighStudents per teacher: 11.2
- 8666Enterprise Middle SchoolEnterprise · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 11.2
- 8742Franklin Middle SchoolMeadville · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 11.2
- 8820Kemper County Middle SchoolDekalb · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 11.2
- 8947Singing RiverGautier · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 11.2
- 9017Williams-Sullivan Middle SchoolDurant · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 11.3
- 9118Jonestown ElementaryJonestown · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.3
- 9214Noxubee County HighMacon · Public HighStudents per teacher: 11.3
- 9323Philadelphia High SchoolPhiladelphia · Public HighStudents per teacher: 11.3
- 9444North Pontotoc High SchoolEcru · Public HighStudents per teacher: 11.3
- 9574Marietta Elementary SchoolMarietta · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.3
- 9636Mclain Attendance CenterMcLain · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.4
- 9717Jefferson County HighFayette · Public HighStudents per teacher: 11.4
- 9872Clarkdale High SchoolMeridian · Public HighStudents per teacher: 11.4
- 9932Moss Point High SchoolMoss Point · Public HighStudents per teacher: 11.4
- 10027Okolona Middle SchoolOkolona · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 11.4
| # | School | Sector | Students per teacher | Success Index (US) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shirley D. Simmons Middle School Canton · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 6.5 | 47.7 Lower 50% | 52% Math proficiency | 124 |
| 2 | McAdams Attendance Center McAdams · High · Grades 7–12 | Public | 7.0 | 18.3 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 167 |
| 3 | Velma Jackson High School Camden · High · Grades 9–13 | Public | 7.0 | 33.9 Lower 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 224 |
| 4 | Kemper County High School DeKalb · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 7.2 | 28.7 Lower 50% | 34.5% Math proficiency | 304 |
| 5 | Coffeeville High School Coffeeville · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 7.3 | 32.1 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 110 |
| 6 | Blackburn Middle School Jackson · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 7.4 | 22.1 Lower 50% | 23% Math proficiency | 317 |
| 7 | Okolona High School Okolona · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 7.8 | 21.9 Lower 50% | 24.5% Math proficiency | 149 |
| 8 | West Lowndes High School Columbus · High · Grades 7–12 | Public | 7.9 | 31.4 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 206 |
| 9 | South Delta High School Rolling Fork · High · Grades 9–13 | Public | 8.0 | 20.2 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 176 |
| 10 | Enterprise High School Enterprise · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 8.4 | 67.8 Top 25% | 82% Math proficiency | 260 |
| 11 | Lumberton High School Lumberton · High · Grades 7–12 | Public | 8.4 | 32.3 Lower 50% | 15% Math proficiency | 268 |
| 12 | Luther Branson Elementary Canton · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 8.4 | 59.8 Top 50% | 67% Math proficiency | 151 |
| 13 | MS School Of The Arts Brookhaven · High · Grades 11–12 | Public | 8.7 | 71.8 Top 25% | 33.7% Free/reduced-price lunch | 104 |
| 14 | McLaurin High School Florence · High · Grades 7–12 | Public | 8.7 | 45.7 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 481 |
| 15 | Franklin High School Meadville · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 8.8 | 40.9 Lower 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 377 |
| 16 | Pelahatchie High School Pelahatchie · High · Grades 7–12 | Public | 8.8 | 47.4 Lower 50% | 45% Math proficiency | 336 |
| 17 | Wilkinson County High School Woodville · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 8.8 | 17.3 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 228 |
| 18 | Weir Elementary School Weir · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 8.9 | 29.8 Lower 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 142 |
| 19 | Amite County Middle School Liberty · Middle · Grades 7–8 | Public | 9.0 | 28.8 Lower 50% | 100% Free/reduced-price lunch | 144 |
| 20 | Choctaw County High School Ackerman · High · Grades 7–12 | Public | 9.1 | 36.7 Lower 50% | 40% Math proficiency | 511 |
| 21 | Ethel Attendance Center Ethel · High · Grades 7–12 | Public | 9.2 | 35.2 Lower 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 230 |
| 22 | MS School for Math and Science Columbus · High · Grades 11–12 | Public | 9.2 | 82.7 Top 10% | – | 240 |
| 23 | Union High School Union · High · Grades 9–13 | Public | 9.3 | 50.7 Top 50% | 77% Math proficiency | 280 |
| 24 | Baxterville School Lumberton · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 9.4 | 59.3 Top 50% | 57% Math proficiency | 217 |
| 25 | Shannon Middle School Shannon · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 9.5 | 33.9 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 190 |
| 26 | North Forrest High School Hattiesburg · High · Grades 7–12 | Public | 9.7 | 42.3 Lower 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 349 |
| 27 | Amite County High School Liberty · High · Grades 9–13 | Public | 9.8 | 18.7 Lower 50% | 14% Math proficiency | 284 |
| 28 | KCSD Upper Elementary School De Kalb · Elementary · Grades 4–5 | Public | 9.8 | 26.6 Lower 50% | 100% Free/reduced-price lunch | 108 |
| 29 | Benndale Elementary School Lucedale · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 9.9 | 33.3 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 138 |
| 30 | Newton High School Newton · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 9.9 | 32.9 Lower 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 237 |
| 31 | Earl Travillion Attendance Center Hattiesburg · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 10.0 | 23.3 Lower 50% | 29% Math proficiency | 261 |
| 32 | Plantersville Middle School Plantersville · Middle · Grades 5–8 | Public | 10.0 | 17.9 Lower 50% | 18% Math proficiency | 241 |
| 33 | Rosa Fort High Tunica · High · Grades 9–13 | Public | 10.0 | 29.7 Lower 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 438 |
| 34 | Bruce High School Bruce · High · Grades 5–12 | Public | 10.1 | 51.0 Top 50% | 57% Math proficiency | 435 |
| 35 | Port Gibson Middle School Port Gibson · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 10.1 | 28.6 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 223 |
| 36 | Rod Paige Middle School Monticello · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 10.1 | 28.1 Lower 50% | 26% Math proficiency | 191 |
| 37 | Gautier Middle Gautier · Middle · Grades 7–8 | Public | 10.1 | 49.6 Lower 50% | 48% Math proficiency | 416 |
| 38 | Puckett High School Puckett · High · Grades 7–12 | Public | 10.1 | 57.5 Top 50% | 57% Math proficiency | 343 |
| 39 | Calhoun City High School Calhoun City · High · Grades 5–12 | Public | 10.2 | 26.5 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 379 |
| 40 | Runnelstown School Petal · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 10.2 | 33.9 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 173 |
| 41 | Tishomingo Elementary School Tishomingo · Elementary · Grades K–8 | Public | 10.2 | 42.4 Lower 50% | 40% Math proficiency | 254 |
| 42 | North Panola High School Sardis · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 10.3 | 31.2 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 329 |
| 43 | Yazoo County Middle School Yazoo City · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 10.3 | 26.7 Lower 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 258 |
| 44 | Alcorn Central High School Glen · High · Grades 9–13 | Public | 10.4 | 49.8 Top 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 386 |
| 45 | Shannon High School Shannon · High · Grades 9–13 | Public | 10.4 | 25.5 Lower 50% | 19% Math proficiency | 529 |
| 46 | New Site High School New Site · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 10.4 | 62.1 Top 50% | 74.5% Math proficiency | 239 |
| 47 | Richland High School Richland · High · Grades 7–12 | Public | 10.4 | 41.4 Lower 50% | 38% Math proficiency | 731 |
| 48 | Armstrong Junior High School Starkville · Middle · Grades 8–8 | Public | 10.5 | 40.2 Lower 50% | 38% Math proficiency | 358 |
| 49 | Fifth Street School West Point · Middle · Grades 5–7 | Public | 10.5 | 39.7 Lower 50% | 46% Math proficiency | 440 |
| 50 | Leflore County High School Itta Bena · High · Grades 7–12 | Public | 10.5 | 32.9 Lower 50% | 100% Free/reduced-price lunch | 293 |
| 51 | N R Burger Middle Hattiesburg · Middle · Grades 7–8 | Public | 10.5 | 33.3 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 525 |
| 52 | Northwest Middle School Jackson · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 10.5 | 59.6 Top 50% | 68% Math proficiency | 242 |
| 53 | Northeast Jones High School Laurel · High · Grades 7–13 | Public | 10.5 | 48.3 Lower 50% | 52% Math proficiency | 938 |
| 54 | Ashland High School Ashland · High · Grades 7–12 | Public | 10.6 | 19.3 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 212 |
| 55 | Cardozo Middle School Jackson · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 10.6 | 14.9 Lower 50% | 7% Math proficiency | 531 |
| 56 | William M Colmer Middle Pascagoula · Middle · Grades 7–8 | Public | 10.6 | 40.7 Lower 50% | 43% Math proficiency | 532 |
| 57 | Winona Secondary School Winona · High · Grades 7–12 | Public | 10.7 | 27.8 Lower 50% | 28% Math proficiency | 502 |
| 58 | J.Z. George High School North Carrollton · High · Grades 7–12 | Public | 10.7 | 23.4 Lower 50% | 23% Math proficiency | 343 |
| 59 | Provine High School Jackson · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 10.7 | 15.2 Lower 50% | 9% Math proficiency | 791 |
| 60 | William Winans Middle School Centreville · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 10.7 | 13.7 Lower 50% | 15% Math proficiency | 160 |
| 61 | West Bolivar High School Rosedale · High · Grades 7–12 | Public | 10.8 | 32.3 Lower 50% | 98.7% Free/reduced-price lunch | 227 |
| 62 | Forrest County Agricultural High School Brooklyn · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 10.8 | 34.7 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 562 |
| 63 | Simmons High School Hollandale · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 10.8 | 23.8 Lower 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 172 |
| 64 | Lafayette Middle School Oxford · Middle · Grades 7–8 | Public | 10.8 | 64.5 Top 50% | 63% Math proficiency | 420 |
| 65 | New Hebron School New Hebron · Elementary · Grades K–8 | Public | 10.8 | 29.8 Lower 50% | 39% Math proficiency | 259 |
| 66 | East Flora Elementary Flora · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 10.8 | 28.8 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 249 |
| 67 | East Marion High School Columbia · High · Grades 9–13 | Public | 10.8 | 30.8 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 216 |
| 68 | Potts Camp High School Potts Camp · High · Grades 5–13 | Public | 10.8 | 37.5 Lower 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 356 |
| 69 | Vicksburg Junior High Vicksburg · Middle · Grades 7–8 | Public | 10.8 | 20.9 Lower 50% | 20% Math proficiency | 409 |
| 70 | Water Valley High School Water Valley · High · Grades 7–12 | Public | 10.8 | 38.5 Lower 50% | 33% Math proficiency | 398 |
| 71 | Fairview Attendance Center Golden · Elementary · Grades K–6 | Public | 10.9 | 49.2 Lower 50% | 57% Math proficiency | 120 |
| 72 | Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School Ruleville · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 11.0 | 18.8 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 331 |
| 73 | North Forrest Elementary School Hattiesburg · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 11.0 | 38.6 Lower 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 209 |
| 74 | Lanier Junior/Senior High School Jackson · High · Grades 7–12 | Public | 11.0 | 14.3 Lower 50% | 7.5% Math proficiency | 895 |
| 75 | H. W. Byers High School Holly Springs · High · Grades 5–12 | Public | 11.0 | 25.1 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 362 |
| 76 | Higgins Middle School McComb · Middle · Grades 4–6 | Public | 11.0 | 23.6 Lower 50% | 31% Math proficiency | 287 |
| 77 | West Clay Elementary School Cedar Bluff · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 11.1 | 25.1 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 111 |
| 78 | Amanda Elzy Junior High School Greenwood · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 11.1 | 29.4 Lower 50% | 100% Free/reduced-price lunch | 199 |
| 79 | Belle-Shivers Middle School Aberdeen · Middle · Grades 5–8 | Public | 11.1 | 23.1 Lower 50% | 28% Math proficiency | 266 |
| 80 | Long Creek Elementary School Sallis · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 11.1 | 29.0 Lower 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 199 |
| 81 | Dorsey Attendance Center Fulton · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 11.1 | 41.3 Lower 50% | 43% Math proficiency | 233 |
| 82 | Southeast Lauderdale High School Meridian · High · Grades 9–13 | Public | 11.1 | 42.8 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 367 |
| 83 | Meridian High School Meridian · High · Grades 9–13 | Public | 11.1 | 19.1 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 1,253 |
| 84 | Trent Lott Pascagoula · Middle · Grades 5–6 | Public | 11.1 | 42.1 Lower 50% | 38% Math proficiency | 524 |
| 85 | Baldwyn High School Baldwyn · High · Grades 5–12 | Public | 11.2 | 47.2 Lower 50% | 55% Math proficiency | 460 |
| 86 | Enterprise Middle School Enterprise · Middle · Grades 5–8 | Public | 11.2 | 65.8 Top 50% | 64% Math proficiency | 268 |
| 87 | Franklin Middle School Meadville · Middle · Grades 7–8 | Public | 11.2 | 42.1 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 157 |
| 88 | Kemper County Middle School Dekalb · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 11.2 | 20.2 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 191 |
| 89 | Singing River Gautier · Middle · Grades 5–6 | Public | 11.2 | 46.8 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 416 |
| 90 | Williams-Sullivan Middle School Durant · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 11.3 | 16.8 Lower 50% | 20% Math proficiency | 192 |
| 91 | Jonestown Elementary Jonestown · Elementary · Grades K–6 | Public | 11.3 | 17.9 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 135 |
| 92 | Noxubee County High Macon · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 11.3 | 13.7 Lower 50% | 2.5% Math proficiency | 405 |
| 93 | Philadelphia High School Philadelphia · High · Grades 7–12 | Public | 11.3 | 22.7 Lower 50% | 25% Math proficiency | 327 |
| 94 | North Pontotoc High School Ecru · High · Grades 9–13 | Public | 11.3 | 44.2 Lower 50% | 57% Math proficiency | 488 |
| 95 | Marietta Elementary School Marietta · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 11.3 | 73.8 Top 25% | 77% Math proficiency | 270 |
| 96 | Mclain Attendance Center McLain · Elementary · Grades K–8 | Public | 11.4 | 35.8 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 160 |
| 97 | Jefferson County High Fayette · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 11.4 | 16.7 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 331 |
| 98 | Clarkdale High School Meridian · High · Grades 7–12 | Public | 11.4 | 72.4 Top 25% | 57% Math proficiency | 422 |
| 99 | Moss Point High School Moss Point · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 11.4 | 32.2 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 491 |
| 100 | Okolona Middle School Okolona · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 11.4 | 26.9 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 125 |
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