Public schools and districts in Mississippi
A source-first directory of every currently open local education agency and school in the federal NCES file. The directory includes regular districts, charter agencies, service agencies, and other official agency types; rankings compare regular districts separately.
- Education agencies
- 152
- Regular districts
- 138
- Schools
- 1,017
- Students in regular districts
- 427,452
Agency and school directory: preliminary NCES CCD 2025–26. Enrollment and teacher counts: NCES CCD 2024–25 where reported.
Browse Mississippi agencies by name
Starting points by reported enrollment
| Agency | Location | Schools | Students | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeSoto County School District NCES 2801320 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Hernando | 43 | 34,934 | 15.3:1 |
| Rankin County School District NCES 2803830 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Brandon | 28 | 18,196 | 13:1 |
| Jackson Public Schools NCES 2802190 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Jackson | 40 | 17,429 | 13.9:1 |
| Harrison County School District NCES 2801770 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Gulfport | 24 | 14,253 | 15.3:1 |
| Madison County Schools NCES 2802790 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Ridgeland | 23 | 12,926 | 12:1 |
| Lamar County School District NCES 2802400 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Purvis | 17 | 10,318 | 13.3:1 |
| Jackson County School District NCES 2802160 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Vancleave | 14 | 8,845 | 14.7:1 |
| Jones County School District NCES 2802280 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Ellisville | 11 | 8,693 | 13.2:1 |
| Tupelo Public School District NCES 2804320 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Tupelo | 14 | 7,192 | 13:1 |
| Vicksburg Warren School District NCES 2804470 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | VICKSBURG | 15 | 6,610 | 13.7:1 |
| Pascagoula-Gautier School District NCES 2803480 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Pascagoula | 19 | 6,579 | 11.7:1 |
| Lee County NCES 2802550 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Tupelo | 15 | 6,343 | 12.5:1 |
| Lauderdale County School District NCES 2802430 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Meridian | 12 | 5,940 | 13.1:1 |
| Gulfport School District NCES 2801710 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Gulfport | 11 | 5,927 | 13.6:1 |
| Biloxi Public School District NCES 2800630 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Biloxi | 10 | 5,699 | 13.7:1 |
| Ocean Springs School District NCES 2803360 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Ocean Springs | 7 | 5,677 | 13.6:1 |
| Lowndes County School District NCES 2802730 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | COLUMBUS | 11 | 5,261 | 13:1 |
| Clinton Public School District NCES 2801090 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Clinton | 9 | 5,148 | 14.4:1 |
| Hinds County School District NCES 2801860 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | RAYMOND | 10 | 4,940 | 14.6:1 |
| Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District NCES 2800189 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Starkville | 9 | 4,880 | 12.6:1 |
| Oxford School District NCES 2803450 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Oxford | 7 | 4,763 | 13.9:1 |
| Meridian Public Schools NCES 2802910 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Meridian | 11 | 4,385 | 12.3:1 |
| Pearl Public Schools NCES 2803520 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | PEARL | 5 | 4,258 | 14.3:1 |
| Petal School District NCES 2803530 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | PETAL | 5 | 4,253 | 12.9:1 |
| South Panola School District NCES 2804050 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Batesville | 7 | 4,220 | 13.6:1 |
Large public high schools in Mississippi
A practical starting list ordered by reported enrollment; this is not a ranking.
Tupelo High School
Tupelo Public School District · 09–12
DeSoto Central High School
DeSoto County School District · 09–13
Ocean Springs High School
Ocean Springs School District · 09–13
Southaven High School
DeSoto County School District · 09–13
Northwest High School
Rankin County School District · 09–13
Oak Grove High School
Lamar County School District · 09–13
Gulfport High School
Gulfport School District · 09–13
Biloxi High School
Biloxi Public School District · 09–13
Brandon High School
Rankin County School District · 09–13
West Jones High School
Jones County School District · 07–13
Hernando High School
DeSoto County School District · 09–13
Harrison Central High
Harrison County School District · 09–13
D'Iberville High
Harrison County School District · 09–13
Germantown High School
Madison County Schools · 09–13
Starkville High School
Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District · 09–13
Clinton High School
Clinton Public School District · 10–13
Oxford High School
Oxford School District · 09–13
Lewisburg High School
DeSoto County School District · 09–13
Petal High School
Petal School District · 09–13
South Jones High School
Jones County School District · 07–13