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Mississippi: the counties with the lowest-performing public schools

73 counties

Mississippi public school districts ranked by the lowest enrollment-weighted state-assessment proficiency. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
1Humphreys CountyMS31,13027.4%
2Leflore CountyMS133,92130.4%
3Noxubee CountyMS31,32130.9%
4Yazoo CountyMS73,04032.9%
5Coahoma CountyMS133,51833.4%
6Tallahatchie CountyMS51,34533.7%
7Washington CountyMS216,32939.3%
8Jefferson CountyMS31,08339.4%
9Claiborne CountyMS31,13539.5%
10Adams CountyMS72,71440.2%
11Holmes CountyMS72,30040.8%
12Leake CountyMS72,64441.0%
13Clay CountyMS62,52841.1%
14Bolivar CountyMS154,41541.6%
15Marshall CountyMS123,76242.1%
16Simpson CountyMS73,02342.9%
17Pike CountyMS155,71744.7%
18Lawrence CountyMS51,67445.8%
19Hinds CountyMS6932,87045.9%
20Copiah CountyMS73,39747.7%
21Warren CountyMS146,61047.9%
22Walthall CountyMS51,69848.0%
23Wayne CountyMS62,97748.4%
24Scott CountyMS115,62748.5%
25Sunflower CountyMS112,80748.7%
26Yalobusha CountyMS41,36449.3%
27Oktibbeha CountyMS74,88049.7%
28Jefferson Davis CountyMS41,21750.0%
29Panola CountyMS105,32350.6%
30Lauderdale CountyMS2010,32551.1%
31Tunica CountyMS51,59851.7%
32Winston CountyMS62,41351.9%
33Perry CountyMS61,43352.0%
34Alcorn CountyMS115,62653.6%
35Lowndes CountyMS168,51254.0%
36Tate CountyMS83,75854.3%
37Jones CountyMS1511,31355.2%
38Calhoun CountyMS51,98955.3%
39Covington CountyMS72,49255.6%
40Franklin CountyMS41,14756.4%
41Chickasaw CountyMS82,70956.6%
42Lee CountyMS3014,80856.9%
43Jasper CountyMS72,11057.0%
44Lincoln CountyMS105,32758.6%
45Clarke CountyMS72,37758.8%
46Smith CountyMS42,53858.9%
47Greene CountyMS51,62159.1%
48Tishomingo CountyMS62,84459.4%
49Marion CountyMS113,66760.5%
50Attala CountyMS92,92560.7%

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