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Mississippi: the counties with the lowest-performing public schools

73 counties

Mississippi counties ranked by the lowest enrollment-weighted state-assessment proficiency. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify. The median ranked county is at 55.2%. Showing ranks 51 to 73.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
51Pearl River CountyMS158,45662.2%
52Itawamba CountyMS63,27562.3%
53Monroe CountyMS104,38762.3%
54DeSoto CountyMS3934,93462.5%
55Tippah CountyMS83,62363.3%
56George CountyMS84,04963.4%
57Pontotoc CountyMS125,86564.2%
58Newton CountyMS93,63464.3%
59Prentiss CountyMS103,97365.0%
60Forrest CountyMS2010,85765.7%
61Neshoba CountyMS105,18565.7%
62Lamar CountyMS1510,31867.3%
63Webster CountyMS41,71767.6%
64Jackson CountyMS4022,71267.7%
65Madison CountyMS3016,43267.7%
66Rankin CountyMS3222,45468.4%
67Harrison CountyMS4830,52169.4%
68Choctaw CountyMS41,23369.5%
69Stone CountyMS42,53269.5%
70Lafayette CountyMS117,61770.6%
71Grenada CountyMS33,86371.7%
72Hancock CountyMS105,59872.0%
73Union CountyMS75,13573.9%

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