Best public high schools in Mississippi

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A class of high schoolers as viewed from the rear.
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- Location: Union County School District, MS
- Enrollment: 680 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#30. Ingomar Attendance Center
A student filling out a scantron form for a multiple choice test.
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- Location: Lincoln County School District, MS
- Enrollment: 634 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#29. West Lincoln High School
A student talking to a teacher in the hallway.
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- Location: Harrison County School District, MS
- Enrollment: 1,112 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#28. West Harrison High School
A student standing next to their backpack as seen from the knee down.
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- Location: Stone County School District, MS
- Enrollment: 677 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#27. Stone High School
Students walking down a hallway with their backs facing the camera.
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- Location: Brookhaven, MS
- Enrollment: 101 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#26. Mississippi School of the Arts
A high school student doing a chemical experiment.
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- Location: DeSoto County School District, MS
- Enrollment: 1,064 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#25. Center Hill High School
A high school student sitting at a desk writing on a piece of paper.
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- Location: Tupelo Public School District, MS
- Enrollment: 2,030 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#24. Tupelo High School
A student raising their hand in class.
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- Location: Rankin County School District, MS
- Enrollment: 1,620 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#23. Brandon High School
An empty school hallway lined with red lockers.
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- Location: Lafayette County School District, MS
- Enrollment: 847 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#22. Lafayette High School
A student solving a math equation on a whiteboard.
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- Location: Oconee County School District, MS
- Enrollment: 1,154 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#21. Walhalla High School
A row of empty desks with notebooks and pencils on them.
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- Location: Lauderdale County School District, MS
- Enrollment: 609 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#20. West Lauderdale High School
A hallway lined with green lockers.
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- Location: Madison County School District, MS
- Enrollment: 1,293 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#19. Germantown High School
A side view of a person using a laptop in the school library.
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- Location: Harrison County School District, MS
- Enrollment: 1,323 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#18. D'Iberville Senior High School
An empty classroom as viewed from the back.
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- Location: DeSoto County School District, MS
- Enrollment: 1,133 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#17. Olive Branch High School
A pencil case full of pens, pencils, and highlighters spilling on a table.
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- Location: Union County School District, MS
- Enrollment: 938 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#16. East Union Attendance Center
A group of students walking down the hall with their backs facing the camera.
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- Location: Rankin County School District, MS
- Enrollment: 1,796 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#15. Northwest Rankin High School
An overhead view of high school pupils in group study sitting around circular tables.
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- Location: Lowndes County School District, MS
- Enrollment: 641 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#14. Caledonia High School
Students using microscopes in science class.
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- Location: Oxford School District, MS
- Enrollment: 1,346 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#13. Oxford High School
High school students studying and reading together in their school library.
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- Location: Louisville Municipal School District, MS
- Enrollment: 562 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#12. Nanih Waiya Attendance Center
Students raising their hands for class participation.
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- Location: Petal School District, MS
- Enrollment: 1,233 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#11. Petal High School
A stack of textbooks with pens on top of them next to an open notebook.
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- Location: Pascagoula Gautier School District, MS
- Enrollment: 880 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#10. Gautier High School
Two students sharing a book.
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- Location: Lamar County School District, MS
- Enrollment: 1,764 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#9. Oak Grove High School
A high school student doing classwork on their laptop.
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- Location: Madison County School District, MS
- Enrollment: 1,175 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#8. Madison Central High School
A teacher writing an equation on a blackboard using chalk.
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- Location: Pearl Public School District, MS
- Enrollment: 1,210 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#7. Pearl High School
Students' backpacks sitting on a hallway floor.
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- Location: Jackson County School District, MS
- Enrollment: 1,250 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#6. St. Martin High School
Bookshelves at a high school's library.
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- Location: Pass Christian Public School District, MS
- Enrollment: 655 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#5. Pass Christian High School
A stack of spiral noteboooks in front of a wooden background.
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- Location: Biloxi Public School District, MS
- Enrollment: 1,724 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#4. Biloxi High School
Two rows of red lockers.
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- Location: DeSoto County School District, MS
- Enrollment: 1,240 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#3. Lewisburg High School
Empty desks in a high school classroom.
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- Location: Ocean Springs School District, MS
- Enrollment: 1,845 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#2. Ocean Springs High School
A closeup of a student taking notes in class.
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- Location: Columbus, MS
- Enrollment: 232 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

This story features data reporting and writing by Emma Rubin and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 50 states.

#1. The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science
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