Rankin County School District
Public school district based in Brandon, Mississippi. NCES district ID 2803830; state ID MS-6100.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
28
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
18,196
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,394.0
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
13.1
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 381 | |
| Kindergarten | 1,219 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,313 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,330 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,339 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,303 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,335 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,306 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,451 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,449 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,462 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,533 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,508 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,267 | |
| Ungraded | 0 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | Suppressed | |
| Asian | 1.6% | |
| Black or African American | 26.6% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 5.4% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | Suppressed | |
| Two or more races | 5.4% | |
| White | 61.0% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 49.0% | |
| Male | 51.0% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: Suburb 11, Rural 17.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest High School Flowood | 9–12 | Regular | 1,855 | 124.8 | 14.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Brandon High School Brandon | 9–12 | Regular | 1,609 | 113.6 | 14.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| Northwest Middle School Flowood | 6–8 | Regular | 1,352 | 110.4 | 12.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Brandon Middle School Brandon | 6–8 | Regular | 1,155 | 90.8 | 12.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Rouse Elementary Brandon | PK–1 | Regular | 798 | 49.7 | 16.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Brandon Elementary Brandon | 4–5 | Regular | 743 | 49.3 | 15.1 | Suburb: Large |
| StoneBridge Elementary Brandon | 2–3 | Regular | 742 | 49.1 | 15.1 | Rural: Fringe |
| Richland High School Richland | 7–12 | Regular | 731 | 70.6 | 10.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Florence High School Florence | 9–12 | Regular | 718 | 53.6 | 13.4 | Rural: Fringe |
| Steens Creek Elementary Florence | PK–2 | Regular | 582 | 34.4 | 16.9 | Rural: Fringe |
| Oakdale Elementary Brandon | PK–5 | Regular | 566 | 38.1 | 14.8 | Rural: Fringe |
| Florence Middle School Florence | 6–8 | Regular | 556 | 45.0 | 12.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Pisgah Elementary Brandon | PK–6 | Regular | 556 | 37.5 | 14.8 | Rural: Distant |
| Northshore Elementary Brandon | PK–5 | Regular | 539 | 38.1 | 14.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| Florence Elementary Florence | 3–5 | Regular | 537 | 35.3 | 15.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| McLaurin Elementary Florence | PK–6 | Regular | 504 | 39.5 | 12.8 | Rural: Distant |
| Highland Bluff Elementary Brandon | PK–5 | Regular | 491 | 36.7 | 13.4 | Rural: Fringe |
| Pisgah High School Brandon | 7–12 | Regular | 482 | 40.3 | 12 | Rural: Distant |
| McLaurin High School Florence | 7–12 | Regular | 481 | 55.8 | 8.6 | Rural: Distant |
| Richland Upper Elementary Richland | 3–6 | Regular | 480 | 36.0 | 13.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Northwest Elementary Flowood | PK–5 | Regular | 477 | 36.0 | 13.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Flowood Elementary Flowood | PK–5 | Regular | 458 | 33.0 | 13.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Pelahatchie Elementary Pelahatchie | PK–6 | Regular | 385 | 30.7 | 12.5 | Rural: Distant |
| Richland Elementary Richland | PK–2 | Regular | 369 | 25.5 | 14.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Puckett Elementary Puckett | PK–6 | Regular | 351 | 27.5 | 12.7 | Rural: Distant |
| Puckett High School Puckett | 7–12 | Regular | 343 | 34.4 | 10 | Rural: Distant |
| Pelahatchie High School Pelahatchie | 7–12 | Regular | 336 | 38.8 | 8.7 | Rural: Distant |
| Learning Center Brandon | K–12 | Alternative | 0 | 19.8 | — | Suburb: Large |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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