Mississippi School District Rankings

152 districts serving 436,523 students

Data from NCES Common Core of Data. Browse all Mississippi districts

Largest District
DESOTO CO SCHOOL DIST
34,819 students
Most Schools
JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
52 schools
Total Districts
152
Total Students
0.4M

Largest Districts by Enrollment

The 50 largest school districts in Mississippi, ranked by total student enrollment.

#DistrictStudents
1DESOTO CO SCHOOL DIST34,819
2RANKIN CO SCHOOL DIST18,485
3JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT17,747
4HARRISON CO SCHOOL DIST14,299
5MADISON CO SCHOOL DIST12,971
6LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT10,498
7JACKSON CO SCHOOL DIST8,936
8JONES CO SCHOOL DIST8,581
9TUPELO PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST7,134
10VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST6,844
11PASCAGOULA-GAUTIER SCHOOL DISTRICT6,501
12LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT6,296
13GULFPORT SCHOOL DIST6,084
14LAUDERDALE CO SCHOOL DIST5,951
15OCEAN SPRINGS SCHOOL DIST5,808
16BILOXI PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST5,764
17LOWNDES CO SCHOOL DIST5,360
18CLINTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST5,187
19HINDS CO SCHOOL DIST4,972
20STARKVILLE- OKTIBBEHA CONS DIST4,882
21OXFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT4,790
22MERIDIAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS4,499
23PETAL SCHOOL DIST4,400
24SOUTH PANOLA SCHOOL DISTRICT4,255
25PEARL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT4,190
26GEORGE CO SCHOOL DIST4,105
27SCOTT CO SCHOOL DIST4,015
28HANCOCK CO SCHOOL DIST4,011
29GRENADA SCHOOL DIST3,851
30GREENWOOD-LEFLORE CONS SCH DISTRICT3,849
31HATTIESBURG PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST3,746
32PICAYUNE SCHOOL DISTRICT3,598
33PONTOTOC CO SCHOOL DIST3,481
34GREENVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS3,355
35ITAWAMBA COUNTY SCHOOL DIST3,285
36PEARL RIVER CO SCHOOL DIST3,263
37CANTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST3,232
38ALCORN SCHOOL DIST3,198
39NESHOBA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT3,089
40COLUMBUS MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DIST3,065
41UNION CO SCHOOL DIST3,047
42WAYNE CO SCHOOL DIST2,977
43SIMPSON CO SCHOOL DIST2,905
44TISHOMINGO CO SP MUN SCH DIST2,900
45LONG BEACH SCHOOL DIST2,897
46LAFAYETTE CO SCHOOL DIST2,877
47SUNFLOWER CTY CONS SCHOOL DISTRICT2,863
48CLEVELAND SCHOOL DIST2,839
49LINCOLN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT2,824
50NATCHEZ-ADAMS SCHOOL DISTRICT2,710

Districts with Most Schools

Mississippi school districts ranked by number of schools in the district.

#DistrictSchools
1JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT52
2DESOTO CO SCHOOL DIST42
3RANKIN CO SCHOOL DIST28
4HARRISON CO SCHOOL DIST24
5MADISON CO SCHOOL DIST23
6PASCAGOULA-GAUTIER SCHOOL DISTRICT19
7LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT17
8VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST16
9LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT15
10GREENWOOD-LEFLORE CONS SCH DISTRICT15
11JACKSON CO SCHOOL DIST14
12TUPELO PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST14
13GREENVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS13
14SUNFLOWER CTY CONS SCHOOL DISTRICT13
15LAUDERDALE CO SCHOOL DIST12
16JONES CO SCHOOL DIST11
17GULFPORT SCHOOL DIST11
18MERIDIAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS11
19PICAYUNE SCHOOL DISTRICT11
20BILOXI PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST10
21LOWNDES CO SCHOOL DIST10
22HINDS CO SCHOOL DIST10
23CANTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST10
24ALCORN SCHOOL DIST10
25CLEVELAND SCHOOL DIST10
26MARSHALL CO SCHOOL DIST10
27CLINTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST9
28STARKVILLE- OKTIBBEHA CONS DIST9
29GEORGE CO SCHOOL DIST9
30SCOTT CO SCHOOL DIST9
31HATTIESBURG PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST9
32PONTOTOC CO SCHOOL DIST9
33COLUMBUS MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DIST9
34SIMPSON CO SCHOOL DIST9
35COVINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT9
36HOLMES COUNTY CONSOLIDATED SD9
37ITAWAMBA COUNTY SCHOOL DIST8
38WAYNE CO SCHOOL DIST8
39TISHOMINGO CO SP MUN SCH DIST8
40NATCHEZ-ADAMS SCHOOL DISTRICT8
41LAUREL SCHOOL DISTRICT8
42WEST POINT CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DIST8
43MCCOMB SCHOOL DISTRICT8
44CLARKSDALE MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DIST8
45OCEAN SPRINGS SCHOOL DIST7
46OXFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT7
47HANCOCK CO SCHOOL DIST7
48BROOKHAVEN SCHOOL DIST7
49LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DIST7
50PRENTISS CO SCHOOL DIST7

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