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The fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment in Mississippi

121 public high schools in Mississippi appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Okolona High School leads the list at -53.7%, against a median of -8.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
121
Mississippi
Best Enrollment change
-53.7%
Median Enrollment change
-8.9%
FASTEST DECLINING · MISSISSIPPI
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Okolona High SchoolOKOLONA, MSOkolona School District322149-53.7%
2WEST MARION HIGH SCHOOLFoxworth, MSMarion County School District613347-43.4%
3Senatobia High SchoolSenatobia, MSSenatobia Municipal School District816468-42.6%
4Simmons High SchoolHOLLANDALE, MSHollandale272172-36.8%
5Wilkinson County High SchoolWoodville, MSWilkinson County School District358228-36.3%
6Amite County High SchoolLIBERTY, MSAmite County School District445284-36.2%
7EAST MARION HIGH SCHOOLColumbia, MSMarion County School District323216-33.1%
8Kemper County High SchoolDeKalb, MSKemper County School District452304-32.7%
9J.Z. George High SchoolNORTH CARROLLTON, MSCarroll County School District504343-31.9%
10Greenville High SchoolGreenville, MSGreenville Public School District1,224836-31.7%
11Provine High SchoolJackson, MSJackson Public Schools1,141791-30.7%
12Holly Springs High SchoolHolly Springs, MSHolly Springs School District413288-30.3%
13Madison Palmer High SchoolMARKS, MSQuitman County School District336239-28.9%
14Coahoma County High SchoolCLARKSDALE, MSCoahoma County School District479345-28.0%
15South Delta High SchoolROLLING FORK, MSSouth Delta School District243176-27.6%
16Velma Jackson High SchoolCamden, MSMadison County Schools305224-26.6%
17Leland High SchoolLELAND, MSLeland School District263200-24.0%
18Greene County High SchoolLeakesville, MSGreene County Schools582446-23.4%
19Nettleton High SchoolNettleton, MSNettleton School District407316-22.4%
20Riverside High SchoolAvon, MSWestern Line Schools405320-21.0%
21Philadelphia High SchoolPhiladelphia, MSPhiladelphia Public School District410327-20.2%
22Vicksburg High SchoolVICKSBURG, MSVicksburg Warren School District975785-19.5%
23Northeast Jones High SchoolLaurel, MSJones County School District1,139938-17.6%
24Moss Point High SchoolMOSS POINT, MSMoss Point School District596491-17.6%
25Rosa ScottMadison, MSMadison County Schools451373-17.3%
26Quitman High SchoolQuitman, MSQuitman School District527437-17.1%
27Newton County High SchoolDecatur, MSNEWTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT923768-16.8%
28Wayne County High SchoolWaynesboro, MSWayne County School District928775-16.5%
29Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High SchoolRULEVILLE, MSSunflower County Consolidated School District395331-16.2%
30Rosa Fort HighTUNICA, MSTunica School District521438-15.9%
31Columbus High SchoolColumbus, MSColumbus Municipal School District1,021865-15.3%
32West Lauderdale High SchoolCollinsville, MSLauderdale County School District631535-15.2%
33Yazoo County High SchoolYAZOO CITY, MSYazoo County School District467400-14.3%
34Crystal Springs High SchoolCrystal Springs, MSCopiah County School District460397-13.7%
35Water Valley High SchoolWater Valley, MSWater Valley School District461398-13.7%
36Port Gibson High SchoolPORT GIBSON, MSClaiborne County Public Schools441381-13.6%
37Cleveland Central High SchoolCLEVELAND, MSCleveland School District924799-13.5%
38Tylertown High SchoolTylertown, MSWalthall County School District608526-13.5%
39North Panola High SchoolSARDIS, MSNorth Panola380329-13.4%
40Kossuth High SchoolCorinth, MSAlcorn School District459398-13.3%
41New Site High SchoolNew Site, MSPrentiss County School District275239-13.1%
42Richland High SchoolRichland, MSRankin County School District838731-12.8%
43Meridian High SchoolMeridian, MSMeridian Public Schools1,4351,253-12.7%
44Warren Central HighVICKSBURG, MSVicksburg Warren School District1,3071,145-12.4%
45East Webster High SchoolMaben, MSWebster County Schools507445-12.2%
46Byhalia High SchoolBYHALIA, MSMarshall County School District486428-11.9%
47Hancock High SchoolKiln, MSHancock School District1,3421,184-11.8%
48South Pike High SchoolMagnolia, MSSouth Pike School District482425-11.8%
49Pelahatchie High SchoolPelahatchie, MSRankin County School District380336-11.6%
50South Pontotoc High SchoolPONTOTOC, MSPONTOTOC COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT514455-11.5%
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