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Largest Mississippi public schools by enrollment

Mississippi public schools ranked by total enrollment. Brick-and-mortar only; virtual schools excluded.

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MISSISSIPPI · LARGEST BY ENROLLMENT

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
301	Lyman Elementary	GULFPORT	Harrison County School District	Elementary	524
302	Trent Lott	Pascagoula	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	Middle	524
303	Poplarville Lower Elementary	POPLARVILLE	Poplarville School District	Elementary	521
304	Smilow Prep	Jackson	Joel E. Smilow Prep	Middle	521
305	Horn Lake Elementary School	HORN LAKE	DeSoto County School District	Elementary	520
306	Northeast Middle School	Meridian	Lauderdale County School District	Middle	520
307	Nora Davis Elementary	Laurel	Laurel School District	Elementary	519
308	Nanih Waiya Attendance Center	Louisville	Louisville Municipal School District	Combined	517
309	Byhalia Elementary School	BYHALIA	Marshall County School District	Elementary	515
310	Jefferson County Elementary	FAYETTE	Jefferson County School District	Elementary	512
311	Choctaw County High School	ACKERMAN	Choctaw County Schools	High	511
312	Pecan Park Elementary School	Jackson	Jackson Public Schools	Elementary	510
313	Alcorn Central Elementary School	GLEN	Alcorn School District	Elementary	510
314	Independence High School	Coldwater	Tate County School District	High	507
315	Carver Elementary School	Meridian	Meridian Public Schools	Elementary	506
316	Olive Branch Elementary School	Olive Branch	DeSoto County School District	Elementary	504
317	McLaurin Elementary	Florence	Rankin County School District	Elementary	504
318	Perkinston Elementary School	Perkinston	Stone County School District	Elementary	503
319	D'Iberville Middle School	D'Iberville	Harrison County School District	Middle	503
320	Winona Secondary School	Winona	Winona-Montgomery Consolidated School District	High	502
321	Chickasaw Elementary School	Olive Branch	DeSoto County School District	Elementary	500
322	John Hopkins Elementary School	Jackson	Jackson Public Schools	Elementary	497
323	West Elementary	Gulfport	Gulfport School District	Elementary	492
324	Three Rivers Elementary	GULFPORT	Harrison County School District	Elementary	492
325	Waynesboro Riverview School	Waynesboro	Wayne County School District	Elementary	491
326	Bay High School	BAY ST LOUIS	Bay Waveland School District	High	491
327	Moss Point High School	MOSS POINT	Moss Point School District	High	491
328	Highland Bluff Elementary	Brandon	Rankin County School District	Elementary	491
329	North Pontotoc High School	ECRU	PONTOTOC COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	488
330	Caledonia Middle School	CALEDONIA	Lowndes County School District	Middle	487
331	River Oaks Elementary	Gulfport	Harrison County School District	Elementary	487
332	Dixie Attendance Center	Hattiesburg	Forrest County School District	Elementary	487
333	Amite County Elementary	Liberty	Amite County School District	Elementary	486
334	Raleigh High School	RALEIGH	Smith County School District	High	486
335	Bettye Mae Jack Middle School	MORTON	Scott County School District	Middle	486
336	Pecan Park Elementary	Ocean Springs	Ocean Springs School District	Elementary	486
337	Sumrall Middle School	Sumrall	Lamar County School District	Middle	484
338	Columbia High School	Columbia	COLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	484
339	Northwest Middle School	Meridian	Meridian Public Schools	Middle	484
340	CHASTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL	JACKSON	JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	483
341	Pisgah High School	Brandon	Rankin County School District	High	482
342	Crystal Springs Elementary	Crystal Springs	Copiah County School District	Elementary	482
343	Central Elementary	Gulfport	Gulfport School District	Elementary	482
344	Bates Elementary School	Jackson	Jackson Public Schools	Elementary	482
345	Anniston Elementary	Gulfport	Gulfport School District	Elementary	482
346	McLaurin High School	Florence	Rankin County School District	High	481
347	Walnut Attendance Center	WALNUT	North Tippah School District	Elementary	480
348	Richland Upper Elementary	Richland	Rankin County School District	Elementary	480
349	South Hancock Elementary School	Bay St. Louis	Hancock School District	Elementary	480
350	Northwest Elementary	Flowood	Rankin County School District	Elementary	477

Page 7 of 20 · 1,000 ranked. Total enrollment from NCES 2024-25. Virtual schools excluded.

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