State overview
Mississippi
137 regular public school districts · 430,177 students
Academic standing
45th percentile
Estimate from 136 districts and 365,851 assessments
What stands out
Chronic absence is lower than in a typical state.
26.6% of students were chronically absent in the latest comparable data. Spending was 19% below a typical state. Open a local profile below to see how much results vary within Mississippi.
Multi-year state tests
136 district trends available
Comparable official results are available for 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. Open a district profile to see math, reading and science trends where the state reported them.
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Public school districts in Mississippi
The list includes regular public school districts and excludes charter, service and other education agencies. It is ranked by the selected topic when a comparable measure exists.
Return to the national view →Read the parent comparison guide →Clinton Public School DistrictClinton · NCES 280109068th percentileacademic standing · 2025Ocean Springs School DistrictOcean Springs · NCES 280336066th percentileacademic standing · 2025Madison County School DistrictRidgeland · NCES 280279065th percentileacademic standing · 2025Union County School DistrictBlue Springs · NCES 280435063rd percentileacademic standing · 2025Petal School DistrictPetal · NCES 280353062nd percentileacademic standing · 2025Neshoba County School DistrictPhiladelphia · NCES 280306062nd percentileacademic standing · 2025Oxford School DistrictOxford · NCES 280345061st percentileacademic standing · 2025Long Beach School DistrictLong Beach · NCES 280267061st percentileacademic standing · 2025Enterprise School DistrictEnterprise · NCES 280144059th percentileacademic standing · 2025Rankin County School DistrictBrandon · NCES 280383058th percentileacademic standing · 2025Newton County School DistrictDecatur · NCES 280315058th percentileacademic standing · 2025Choctaw County School DistrictAckerman · NCES 280099058th percentileacademic standing · 2025Stone County School DistrictPerkinston · NCES 280417058th percentileacademic standing · 2025Pass Christian Public School DistrictPass Christian · NCES 280351058th percentileacademic standing · 2025Bay St Louis Waveland School DistrictBay St Louis · NCES 280057058th percentileacademic standing · 2025Grenada School DistrictGrenada · NCES 280168057th percentileacademic standing · 2025Lafayette County School DistrictOxford · NCES 280237057th percentileacademic standing · 2025New Albany Public SchoolsNew Albany · NCES 280312056th percentileacademic standing · 2025Harrison County School DistrictGulfport · NCES 280177056th percentileacademic standing · 2025Monroe County School DistrictHamilton · NCES 280294056th percentileacademic standing · 2025Jackson County School DistrictMoss Point · NCES 280216056th percentileacademic standing · 2025Hancock County School DistrictKiln · NCES 280174055th percentileacademic standing · 2025Union Public School DistrictUnion · NCES 280438054th percentileacademic standing · 2025Biloxi Public School DistrictBiloxi · NCES 280063053rd percentileacademic standing · 2025Booneville School DistrictBooneville · NCES 280082053rd percentileacademic standing · 2025Lamar County School DistrictLumberton · NCES 280240052nd percentileacademic standing · 2025Amory School DistrictAmory · NCES 280045051st percentileacademic standing · 2025Lauderdale County School DistrictMeridian · NCES 280243050th percentileacademic standing · 2025Lowndes County School DistrictCaledonia · NCES 280273050th percentileacademic standing · 2025Lincoln County School DistrictBogue Chitto · NCES 280264050th percentileacademic standing · 2025South Tippah School DistrictBlue Mountain · NCES 280411050th percentileacademic standing · 2025Pontotoc City SchoolsPontotoc · NCES 280369050th percentileacademic standing · 2025Prentiss County School DistrictBooneville · NCES 280375050th percentileacademic standing · 2025Forrest County School DistrictHattiesburg · NCES 280149050th percentileacademic standing · 2025Webster County School DistrictMathiston · NCES 280456050th percentileacademic standing · 2025Attala County School DistrictEthel · NCES 280051050th percentileacademic standing · 2025Gulfport School DistrictGulfport · NCES 280171049th percentileacademic standing · 2025Poplarville Separate School DistrictPoplarville · NCES 280372049th percentileacademic standing · 2025Alcorn School DistrictGlen · NCES 280039049th percentileacademic standing · 2025Desoto County School DistrictOlive Branch · NCES 280132048th percentileacademic standing · 2025Tupelo Public School DistrictTupelo · NCES 280432048th percentileacademic standing · 2025Pearl Public School DistrictPearl · NCES 280352048th percentileacademic standing · 2025Itawamba County School DistrictFulton · NCES 280210048th percentileacademic standing · 2025Pearl River County School DistrictCarriere · NCES 280354048th percentileacademic standing · 2025Pontotoc County School DistrictEcru · NCES 280366047th percentileacademic standing · 2025Jones County School DistrictLaurel · NCES 280228047th percentileacademic standing · 2025Kosciusko School DistrictKosciusko · NCES 280234046th percentileacademic standing · 2025Tishomingo County Sp Mun School DistrictBelmont · NCES 280426046th percentileacademic standing · 2025West Jasper Consolidated SchoolsBay Springs · NCES 280459046th percentileacademic standing · 2025Hattiesburg Public School DistrictHattiesburg · NCES 280180045th percentileacademic standing · 2025Senatobia Municipal School DistrictSenatobia · NCES 280393045th percentileacademic standing · 2025Pascagoula-Gautier School DistrictPascagoula · NCES 280348045th percentileacademic standing · 2025Columbia School DistrictColumbia · NCES 280117045th percentileacademic standing · 2025Starkville- Oktibbeha Consolidated DistrictStarkville · NCES 280018944th percentileacademic standing · 2025North Pike School DistrictSummit · NCES 280324044th percentileacademic standing · 2025George County School DistrictLucedale · NCES 280156044th percentileacademic standing · 2025Richton School DistrictRichton · NCES 280387044th percentileacademic standing · 2025Lee County School DistrictGuntown · NCES 280255043rd percentileacademic standing · 2025Smith County School DistrictRaleigh · NCES 280402043rd percentileacademic standing · 2025Covington County School DistrictCollins · NCES 280129042nd percentileacademic standing · 2025South Panola School DistrictBatesville · NCES 280405042nd percentileacademic standing · 2025Coffeeville School DistrictCoffeeville · NCES 280114042nd percentileacademic standing · 2025Greene County School DistrictLeakesville · NCES 280159041st percentileacademic standing · 2025Nettleton School DistrictNettleton · NCES 280309041st percentileacademic standing · 2025Copiah County School DistrictCrystal Springs · NCES 280122040th percentileacademic standing · 2025Amite County School DistrictLiberty · NCES 280042040th percentileacademic standing · 2025North Tippah School DistrictWalnut · NCES 280327040th percentileacademic standing · 2025Franklin County School DistrictMeadville · NCES 280153039th percentileacademic standing · 2025Scott County School DistrictMorton · NCES 280390039th percentileacademic standing · 2025Calhoun County School DistrictBruce · NCES 280087039th percentileacademic standing · 2025Hinds County School DistrictBolton · NCES 280186038th percentileacademic standing · 2025Corinth School DistrictCorinth · NCES 280126038th percentileacademic standing · 2025Picayune School DistrictPicayune · NCES 280363038th percentileacademic standing · 2025Perry County School DistrictNew Augusta · NCES 280357038th percentileacademic standing · 2025Brookhaven School DistrictBrookhaven · NCES 280084037th percentileacademic standing · 2025Louisville Municipal School DistrictLouisville · NCES 280270037th percentileacademic standing · 2025Vicksburg Warren School DistrictVicksburg · NCES 280447037th percentileacademic standing · 2025Tate County School DistrictColdwater · NCES 280423037th percentileacademic standing · 2025East Jasper Consolidated School DistrictHeidelberg · NCES 280138037th percentileacademic standing · 2025Benton County School DistrictAshland · NCES 280060036th percentileacademic standing · 2025Marion County School DistrictColumbia · NCES 280282036th percentileacademic standing · 2025Tunica County School DistrictTunica · NCES 280429036th percentileacademic standing · 2025Winona-Montgomery ConsolidatedWinona · NCES 280019636th percentileacademic standing · 2025Baldwyn School DistrictBaldwyn · NCES 280054036th percentileacademic standing · 2025West Point Consolidated School DistrictWest Point · NCES 280019136th percentileacademic standing · 2025South Pike School DistrictMagnolia · NCES 280408035th percentileacademic standing · 2025Wayne County School DistrictWaynesboro · NCES 280453035th percentileacademic standing · 2025Lawrence County School DistrictMonticello · NCES 280249035th percentileacademic standing · 2025Western Line School DistrictGreenville · NCES 280468034th percentileacademic standing · 2025Jefferson Davis County School DistrictBassfield · NCES 280225034th percentileacademic standing · 2025Water Valley School DistrictWater Valley · NCES 280450034th percentileacademic standing · 2025North Bolivar Consolidated School DistrictDuncan · NCES 280018634th percentileacademic standing · 2025Sunflower Cty Consolidated School DistrictDrew · NCES 280018733rd percentileacademic standing · 2025Kemper County School DistrictDeKalb · NCES 280231033rd percentileacademic standing · 2025Canton Public School DistrictCanton · NCES 280090033rd percentileacademic standing · 2025Quitman School DistrictQuitman · NCES 280378033rd percentileacademic standing · 2025Leland School DistrictLeland · NCES 280261033rd percentileacademic standing · 2025Holly Springs School DistrictHolly Springs · NCES 280195032nd percentileacademic standing · 2025Quitman County School DistrictMarks · NCES 280381032nd percentileacademic standing · 2025Okolona Separate School DistrictOkolona · NCES 280339032nd percentileacademic standing · 2025Cleveland School DistrictCleveland · NCES 280075031st percentileacademic standing · 2025Natchez-Adams School DistrictNatchez · NCES 280303031st percentileacademic standing · 2025Yazoo County School DistrictBentonia · NCES 280480031st percentileacademic standing · 2025Philadelphia Public School DistrictPhiladelphia · NCES 280360031st percentileacademic standing · 2025Simpson County School DistrictMagee · NCES 280399031st percentileacademic standing · 2025Newton Municipal School DistrictNewton · NCES 280318031st percentileacademic standing · 2025McComb School DistrictMcComb · NCES 280288031st percentileacademic standing · 2025Walthall County School DistrictTylertown · NCES 280444031st percentileacademic standing · 2025Aberdeen School DistrictAberdeen · NCES 280036031st percentileacademic standing · 2025Marshall County School DistrictHolly Springs · NCES 280285030th percentileacademic standing · 2025Hollandale School DistrictHollandale · NCES 280189030th percentileacademic standing · 2025Hazlehurst City School DistrictHazlehurst · NCES 280183029th percentileacademic standing · 2025Moss Point Separate School DistrictMoss Point · NCES 280300028th percentileacademic standing · 2025Coahoma County School DistrictClarksdale · NCES 280111028th percentileacademic standing · 2025Leake County School DistrictCarthage · NCES 280252028th percentileacademic standing · 2025Jefferson County School DistrictFayette · NCES 280222028th percentileacademic standing · 2025South Delta School DistrictRolling Fork · NCES 280396028th percentileacademic standing · 2025Greenville Public SchoolsGreenville · NCES 280162026th percentileacademic standing · 2025Claiborne County School DistrictPort Gibson · NCES 280102026th percentileacademic standing · 2025West Tallahatchie School DistrictWebb · NCES 280465025th percentileacademic standing · 2025Meridian Public SchoolsMeridian · NCES 280291025th percentileacademic standing · 2025Holmes County Consolidated School DistrictDurant · NCES 280019525th percentileacademic standing · 2025Forest Municipal School DistrictForest · NCES 280147025th percentileacademic standing · 2025Laurel School DistrictLaurel · NCES 280246024th percentileacademic standing · 2025Columbus Municipal School DistrictColumbus · NCES 280120024th percentileacademic standing · 2025Carroll County School DistrictNorth Carrollton · NCES 280093024th percentileacademic standing · 2025East Tallahatchie Consol School DistrictCharleston · NCES 280141023rd percentileacademic standing · 2025Jackson Public School DistrictJackson · NCES 280219022nd percentileacademic standing · 2025North Panola School DistrictComo · NCES 280321022nd percentileacademic standing · 2025Clarksdale Municipal School DistrictClarksdale · NCES 280105019th percentileacademic standing · 2025Noxubee County School DistrictMacon · NCES 280330019th percentileacademic standing · 2025Wilkinson County School DistrictCentreville · NCES 280471019th percentileacademic standing · 2025West Bolivar Consolidated School DistrictRosedale · NCES 280018518th percentileacademic standing · 2025Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School DistrictGreenwood · NCES 280019817th percentileacademic standing · 2025Yazoo City Municipal School DistrictYazoo City · NCES 280477016th percentileacademic standing · 2025Humphreys County School DistrictBelzoni · NCES 280204016th percentileacademic standing · 2025Forrest County Ag High SchoolBrooklyn · NCES 2801510586students · 2023–24