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Mississippi: the highest-poverty school districts

135 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. The median ranked district is at 80.9%. Showing ranks 51 to 100.

#DistrictStateSchoolsStudentsStudents on FRL% FRL
51East Tallahatchie School DistrictMS379778898.9%
52North PanolaMS41,1031,09198.9%
53West Tallahatchie School DistrictMS254854298.9%
54Attala County SchoolsMS495294098.7%
55Coahoma County School DistrictMS51,00999098.1%
56Clarksdale Municipal School DistrictMS71,8571,81998.0%
57Benton County School DistrictMS390943391.4%
58Holly Springs School DistrictMS499390891.4%
59Carroll County School DistrictMS273466190.1%
60West Point Consolidated School DistrictMS62,5281,34388.5%
61Simpson County School DistrictMS73,0232,65087.7%
62Gulfport School DistrictMS95,9275,15687.0%
63South Panola School DistrictMS64,2203,60685.5%
64Forest Municipal School DistrictMS31,6381,39184.9%
65West Jasper School DistrictMS41,3711,16284.8%
66Perry County School DistrictMS484769682.2%
67Nettleton School DistrictMS499481181.6%
68Kosciusko School DistrictMS51,9731,59680.9%
69South Tippah School DistrictMS52,4031,92780.2%
70NEWTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMS378262579.9%
71Forrest County School DistrictMS62,1241,68279.2%
72Franklin County School DistrictMS41,14790879.2%
73Quitman School DistrictMS41,45980478.7%
74Harrison County School DistrictMS2214,25311,14578.2%
75Brookhaven School DistrictMS52,4321,89678.0%
76North Tippah School DistrictMS31,22095178.0%
77Lawrence County School DistrictMS51,6741,30377.8%
78Calhoun County School DistrictMS51,9891,51976.4%
79Hinds County School DistrictMS84,9403,68674.6%
80Louisville Municipal School DistrictMS62,4131,44174.4%
81Walthall County School DistrictMS51,69896774.2%
82Chickasaw County School DistrictMS52,1971,62974.1%
83Tate County School DistrictMS52,0041,48073.9%
84Picayune School DistrictMS83,3592,20573.8%
85Pascagoula-Gautier School DistrictMS176,5794,10173.5%
86Water Valley School DistrictMS299773373.5%
87Grenada School DistrictMS33,8632,82073.0%
88Baldwyn School DistrictMS273953772.7%
89Pontotoc City School DistrictMS52,4001,72972.0%
90Smith County School DistrictMS42,5381,82872.0%
91COLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICTMS41,63983071.9%
92Prentiss County School DistrictMS62,1761,55671.5%
93North Pike SchoolsMS42,1351,02370.6%
94Itawamba CountyMS63,2752,26669.2%
95Jones County School DistrictMS98,6936,01869.2%
96Bay Waveland School DistrictMS41,66455568.7%
97Neshoba County SchoolsMS32,9722,01267.7%
98Tishomingo County School DistrictMS62,8441,92267.6%
99Tupelo Public School DistrictMS127,1924,85567.5%
100Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School DistrictMS74,8803,27967.2%

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