Mississippi: the highest-poverty school districts

136 districts

Mississippi public school districts ranked by the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to qualify.

#	District	State	Schools	Students	Students on FRL	% FRL
1	Amite County School District	MS	3	914	914	100%
2	Claiborne County Public Schools	MS	3	1,135	1,135	100%
3	Copiah County School District	MS	4	2,077	2,076	100%
4	East Jasper School District	MS	3	739	739	100%
5	Greenville Public School District	MS	10	3,264	3,264	100%
6	Holmes County Consolidated	MS	7	2,300	2,300	100%
7	JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	MS	10	2,895	2,895	100%
8	Laurel School District	MS	6	2,620	2,619	100%
9	Leake County School District	MS	5	2,408	2,407	100%
10	MS Achievement SD Of Humphreys County	MS	3	1,130	1,130	100%
11	McComb School District	MS	6	2,121	2,121	100%
12	Natchez-Adams School District	MS	6	2,554	2,553	100%
13	Okolona School District	MS	3	512	512	100%
14	Philadelphia Public School District	MS	2	757	757	100%
15	Quitman County School District	MS	3	835	835	100%
16	Sunflower County Consolidated School District	MS	11	2,807	2,807	100%
17	Vicksburg Warren School District	MS	14	6,610	6,608	100%
18	Wilkinson County School District	MS	3	694	694	100%
19	Cleveland School District	MS	8	2,793	2,789	99.9%
20	Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District	MS	12	3,718	3,716	99.9%
21	Hattiesburg	MS	8	3,918	3,914	99.9%
22	Jackson Public Schools	MS	35	16,870	16,856	99.9%
23	Moss Point School District	MS	4	1,611	1,610	99.9%
24	Canton Public Schools	MS	7	3,157	3,152	99.8%
25	Columbus Municipal School District	MS	7	3,011	3,005	99.8%
26	Meridian Public Schools	MS	9	4,385	4,376	99.8%
27	Noxubee County School District	MS	3	1,321	1,319	99.8%
28	Tunica School District	MS	5	1,598	1,595	99.8%
29	Aberdeen School District	MS	3	924	921	99.7%
30	Jefferson County School District	MS	3	1,083	1,080	99.7%
31	Kemper County School District	MS	4	888	885	99.7%
32	Leland School District	MS	3	671	668	99.6%
33	South Pike School District	MS	5	1,461	1,455	99.6%
34	MS Achievement SD Of Yazoo City	MS	3	1,824	1,815	99.5%
35	North Bolivar Consolidated	MS	3	749	745	99.5%
36	South Delta School District	MS	3	548	545	99.5%
37	Hollandale	MS	3	534	531	99.4%
38	PONTOTOC COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT	MS	7	3,465	3,444	99.4%
39	Scott County School District	MS	8	3,989	3,965	99.4%
40	Wayne County School District	MS	6	2,977	2,959	99.4%
41	Winona-Montgomery Consolidated School District	MS	2	1,069	1,063	99.4%
42	Choctaw County Schools	MS	4	1,233	1,224	99.3%
43	West Bolivar Consolidated School District	MS	4	873	867	99.3%
44	Western Line Schools	MS	4	1,739	1,727	99.3%
45	Covington County School District	MS	7	2,492	2,471	99.2%
46	Greene County Schools	MS	5	1,621	1,606	99.1%
47	Marshall County School District	MS	8	2,769	2,745	99.1%
48	Union Public School District	MS	3	976	967	99.1%
49	Jeff Davis County School District	MS	4	1,217	1,205	99.0%
50	Marion County School District	MS	6	1,794	1,776	99.0%

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