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All Mississippi School Districts
130 districts, sorted by rating
| District | City | Rating | Zip Codes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Public School District | Clinton | 10/10 Excellent · 99th pct | 3 |
| Enterprise School District | Enterprise | 10/10 Excellent · 99th pct | 1 |
| Ocean Springs School District | Ocean Springs | 10/10 Excellent · 99th pct | 2 |
| Oxford School District | Oxford | 10/10 Excellent · 99th pct | 2 |
| Petal School District | Petal | 10/10 Excellent · 99th pct | 1 |
| Union County School District | Etta | 10/10 Excellent · 99th pct | 3 |
| Booneville School District | Booneville | 8/10 Good · 75th pct | 1 |
| Madison County School District | Madison | 8/10 Good · 75th pct | 4 |
| Biloxi Public School District | Biloxi | 5/10 Average · 50th pct | 3 |
| Lafayette County School District | Oxford | 5/10 Average · 50th pct | 3 |
| New Albany Public Schools | New Albany | 5/10 Average · 50th pct | 1 |
| Union Public School District | Union | 5/10 Average · 50th pct | 1 |
| Aberdeen School District | Aberdeen | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 1 |
| Alcorn School District | Glen | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 2 |
| Attala County School District | Ethel | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 5 |
| Baldwyn School District | Baldwyn | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 1 |
| Bay St. Louis-Waveland School District | Waveland | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 1 |
| Benton County School District | Ashland | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 4 |
| Brookhaven School District | Brookhaven | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 1 |
| Calhoun County School District | Derma | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 7 |
| Canton Public School District | Canton | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 1 |
| Carroll County School District | Carrollton | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 5 |
| Choctaw County School District | Ackerman | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 3 |
| Claiborne County School District | Hermanville | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 3 |
| Cleveland School District | Cleveland | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 3 |
| Coahoma County School District | Clarksdale | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 7 |
| Columbia School District | Columbia | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 1 |
| Copiah County School District | Crystal Springs | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 3 |
| Corinth School District | Corinth | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 1 |
| DeSoto County School District | Hernando | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 8 |
| East Jasper School District | Pachuta | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 4 |
| Forest Municipal School District | Forest | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 1 |
| Forrest County Schools | Hattiesburg | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 1 |
| Franklin County School District | Bude | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 4 |
| George County School District | Lucedale | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 1 |
| Greene County School District | State Line | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 4 |
| Grenada School District | Grenada | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 3 |
| Gulfport School District | Gulfport | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 2 |
| Hancock County School District | Bay Saint Louis | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 5 |
| Harrison County School District | Gulfport | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 4 |
| Hattiesburg Public School District | Hattiesburg | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 1 |
| Hinds County School District | Bolton | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 6 |
| Itawamba County School District | Fulton | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 5 |
| Jackson County School District | Moss Point | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 2 |
| Jackson Public School District | Jackson | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 11 |
| Jackson Public Schools | Jackson | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 1 |
| Jefferson Davis County School District | Bassfield | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 4 |
| Jones County School District | Ellisville | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 6 |
| Kosciusko School District | Kosciusko | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 1 |
| Lamar County School District | Hattiesburg | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 4 |
| Lauderdale County School District | Meridian | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 8 |
| Laurel School District | Laurel | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 1 |
| Lawrence County School District | Newhebron | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 5 |
| Leake County School District | Carthage | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 2 |
| Lee County School District | Tupelo | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 6 |
| Lincoln County School District | Bogue Chitto | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 2 |
| Louisville Municipal School District | Louisville | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 2 |
| Lowndes County School District | Columbus | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 7 |
| Marion County School District | Foxworth | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 2 |
| Marshall County School District | Byhalia | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 3 |
| McComb School District | Summit | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 1 |
| Natchez-Adams School District | Natchez | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 1 |
| Nettleton School District | Plantersville | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 1 |
| Newton County School District | Conehatta | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 5 |
| Newton Municipal School | Lawrence | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 2 |
| North Panola School District | Como | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 3 |
| North Tippah School District | Falkner | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 3 |
| Okolona Separate School District | Okolona | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 1 |
| Pascagoula-Gautier School District | Gautier | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 4 |
| Pass Christian Public School District | Pass Christian | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 1 |
| Pearl Public School District | Pearl | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 1 |
| Pearl River County School District | Carriere | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 1 |
| Picayune School District | Picayune | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 1 |
| Pontotoc County Schools | Belden | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 6 |
| Poplarville Separate School District | Poplarville | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 1 |
| Prentiss County School District | Marietta | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 2 |
| Quitman County School District | Darling | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 5 |
| Quitman School District | Quitman | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 4 |
| Richton School District | Richton | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 1 |
| Scott County School District | Lake | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 4 |
| Senatobia Municipal School District | Senatobia | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 1 |
| Simpson County School District | Braxton | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 6 |
| South Pike School District | Fernwood | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 4 |
| Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District | Starkville | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 3 |
| Stone County School District | Mc Henry | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 3 |
| Sunflower County Consolidated School District | Doddsville | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 9 |
| Tate County School District | Coldwater | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 2 |
| Tishomingo County Schools | Belmont | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 5 |
| Tupelo Public School District | Tupelo | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 1 |
| Vicksburg Warren School District | Redwood | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 3 |
| Walthall County School District | Sandy Hook | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 2 |
| Wayne County School District | Buckatunna | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 3 |
| Webster County School District | Bellefontaine | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 6 |
| West Jasper School District | Louin | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 3 |
| West Point Consolidated School District | Cedarbluff | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 4 |
| West Tallahatchie School | Glendora | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 5 |
| Western Line School District | Greenville | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 7 |
| Winona-Montgomery County Consolidated School District | Duck Hill | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 4 |
| Yazoo County School District | Benton | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 7 |
| Columbus Municipal School District | Columbus | 1/10 Poor · 1th pct | 1 |
| East Tallahatchie School District | Cascilla | 1/10 Poor · 1th pct | 5 |
| Hazlehurst City School District | Hazlehurst | 1/10 Poor · 1th pct | 1 |
| Hollandale School District | Arcola | 1/10 Poor · 1th pct | 2 |
| Holly Springs School District | Holly Springs | 1/10 Poor · 1th pct | 2 |
| Humphreys County School District | Isola | 1/10 Poor · 1th pct | 5 |
| Jefferson County School District | Fayette | 1/10 Poor · 1th pct | 3 |
| Kemper County School District | Daleville | 1/10 Poor · 1th pct | 5 |
| Leland School District | Leland | 1/10 Poor · 1th pct | 2 |
| Meridian Public School District | Meridian | 1/10 Poor · 1th pct | 1 |
| Moss Point School District | Moss Point | 1/10 Poor · 1th pct | 1 |
| North Bolivar Consolidated School District | Alligator | 1/10 Poor · 1th pct | 5 |
| Noxubee County School District | Macon | 1/10 Poor · 1th pct | 3 |
| West Bolivar Consolidated School District | Benoit | 1/10 Poor · 1th pct | 8 |
| Amite County School District | Gloster | Not rated | 3 |
| Chickasaw County School District | Houlka | Not rated | 3 |
| Coffeeville School District | Coffeeville | Not rated | 3 |
| Covington County School District | Mount Olive | Not rated | 3 |
| Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District | Greenwood | Not rated | 6 |
| Holmes County Consolidated School District | Cruger | Not rated | 4 |
| Monroe County School District | Amory | Not rated | 5 |
| Neshoba County School District | Philadelphia | Not rated | 1 |
| Perry County Schools | Beaumont | Not rated | 3 |
| Rankin County School District | Flowood | Not rated | 10 |
| Smith County School District | Mize | Not rated | 4 |
| South Delta School District | Anguilla | Not rated | 8 |
| South Panola School District | Batesville | Not rated | 4 |
| South Tippah School District | Blue Mountain | Not rated | 3 |
| Tunica County School District | Dundee | Not rated | 3 |
| Water Valley School District | Water Valley | Not rated | 1 |
| Wilkinson County School District | Centreville | Not rated | 3 |
School Districts in Mississippi
Mississippi is home to 130 public school districts serving approximately 442,804 students across 427+ zip codes. The average district rating statewide is 3/10, based on state reading and math assessment proficiency (NCES EDFacts, 2017–18 — the most recent district-level federal collection we have processed), ranked against other districts in the same state. Directory data (enrollment, schools, contacts) is NCES CCD 2024–25.
Top-rated districts in Mississippi include Clinton Public School District, Enterprise School District, Ocean Springs School District, and 2 more top-rated districts. Use the table above to sort and compare all districts, or click any district name to view its full profile including assigned schools, enrollment, and spending data.
Finding Your District in Mississippi
School district boundaries in Mississippi are determined by your residential address, not just your city or zip code. In some areas, a single zip code spans multiple districts, or a district may serve students across several zip codes. The most reliable way to confirm your district is to enter your exact zip code in the search tool above.
Why School Districts Matter for Homebuyers
In Mississippi, as across the country, school district quality is one of the top three factors homebuyers cite when choosing a neighborhood. Homes in higher-rated districts often command a premium of 5–25% compared to similar homes in adjacent districts. Whether you're buying, renting, or planning a move, understanding which school district serves your address is an essential first step.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many school districts are in Mississippi? ▼
Mississippi has 130 public school districts covering 427+ zip codes and serving an estimated 442,804 students. The statewide average district rating is 3/10 based on state assessment data.
How do I find my school district in Mississippi? ▼
Enter your 5-digit zip code in the search box above to instantly find your Mississippi school district, including ratings, enrollment, and assigned elementary, middle, and high schools.
What is the best school district in Mississippi? ▼
The table above is sorted by rating (highest first). Districts rated 9–10/10 are top-tier based on state reading and math proficiency. Click any district name to view its full profile.
Can I search by address instead of zip code? ▼
Yes — on any district page, enter a full street address in the search box and it will resolve to the correct zip code automatically.