Public schools in Mississippi
1,019 operating public schools in 152 school districts and other education agencies, school year 2024–25.
Operating schoolsDefinition
1,019
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
431,155
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
30,649.6
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
14.1
Charter schoolsDefinition
10
Largest districts by enrollment
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a quality ranking). 6 Mississippi districts have full profiles so far; search all 152.
| District | City | Schools | Students | Students / FTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeSoto County School District | Olive Branch | 42 | 34,934 | 16 |
| Rankin County School District | Brandon | 28 | 18,196 | 13.1 |
| Jackson Public Schools | Jackson | 41 | 16,870 | — |
| Harrison County School District | Gulfport | 24 | 14,253 | 15.5 |
| Madison County Schools | Madison | 23 | 12,926 | 13 |
| Lamar County School District | Purvis | 17 | 10,318 | 13.3 |
| Jackson County School District | Vancleave | 14 | 8,845 | 15.5 |
| Jones County School District | Laurel | 11 | 8,693 | 13.3 |
| Tupelo Public School District | Tupelo | 14 | 7,192 | 13.5 |
| Vicksburg Warren School District | Vicksburg | 15 | 6,610 | 14.5 |
| Pascagoula-Gautier School District | Pascagoula | 19 | 6,579 | 12.2 |
| Lee County | Mooreville | 15 | 6,343 | 12.7 |
| Lauderdale County School District | Meridian | 11 | 5,940 | 13.4 |
| Gulfport School District | Gulfport | 11 | 5,927 | 13.6 |
| Biloxi Public School District | Biloxi | 9 | 5,699 | 16.4 |
Schools by locale
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| City | 8.5% | |
| Suburb | 10.2% | |
| Town | 21.7% | |
| Rural | 59.6% |
Schools by level
| Group | Schools | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary | 431 | |
| High | 315 | |
| Middle | 182 | |
| Other | 78 | |
| Prekindergarten | 9 | |
| Secondary | 3 | |
| Ungraded | 1 |
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.
Figures are republished from official files without adjustment, except where a page says a value is summed or derived. See methodology and definitions & limitations. Spotted a problem? Report a data issue.