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The public high schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Mississippi

192 public high schools in Mississippi appear in this ranking of the public high schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Velma Jackson High School leads the list at 6.8:1, against a median of 12.7:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
192
Mississippi
Best Students/teacher
6.8:1
Median Students/teacher
12.7:1
LOWEST RATIO · MISSISSIPPI
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Velma Jackson High SchoolCamden, MSMadison County SchoolsHigh2246.8:1
2Kemper County High SchoolDeKalb, MSKemper County School DistrictHigh3047.2:1
3West Lowndes High SchoolCOLUMBUS, MSLowndes County School DistrictHigh2067.7:1
4Lumberton High SchoolLumberton, MSLamar County School DistrictHigh2688.2:1
5Enterprise High SchoolENTERPRISE, MSEnterpriseHigh2608.4:1
6Wilkinson County High SchoolWoodville, MSWilkinson County School DistrictHigh2288.6:1
7McLaurin High SchoolFlorence, MSRankin County School DistrictHigh4818.6:1
8Pelahatchie High SchoolPelahatchie, MSRankin County School DistrictHigh3368.7:1
9Choctaw Central High SchoolCHOCTAW, MSChoctaw Central High SchoolHigh5378.7:1
10Franklin High SchoolMeadville, MSFranklin County School DistrictHigh3778.7:1
11Ethel Attendance CenterETHEL, MSAttala County SchoolsHigh2308.9:1
12Choctaw County High SchoolACKERMAN, MSChoctaw County SchoolsHigh5119.0:1
13MS SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCECOLUMBUS, MSMississippi School for Mathematics and ScienceHigh2409.2:1
14Union High SchoolUNION, MSUnion Public School DistrictHigh2809.2:1
15Amite County High SchoolLIBERTY, MSAmite County School DistrictHigh2849.5:1
16North Forrest High SchoolHattiesburg, MSForrest County School DistrictHigh3499.6:1
17Rosa Fort HighTUNICA, MSTunica School DistrictHigh4389.8:1
18Newton High SchoolNewton, MSNEWTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2379.9:1
19Puckett High SchoolPuckett, MSRankin County School DistrictHigh34310.0:1
20Calhoun City High SchoolCALHOUN CITY, MSCalhoun County School DistrictHigh37910.1:1
21Bruce High SchoolBRUCE, MSCalhoun County School DistrictHigh43510.1:1
22North Panola High SchoolSARDIS, MSNorth PanolaHigh32910.1:1
23New Site High SchoolNew Site, MSPrentiss County School DistrictHigh23910.2:1
24Alcorn Central High SchoolGLEN, MSAlcorn School DistrictHigh38610.3:1
25Rosa ScottMadison, MSMadison County SchoolsHigh37310.3:1
26Leflore County High SchoolITTA BENA, MSGreenwood-Leflore Consolidated School DistrictHigh29310.3:1
27Shannon High SchoolSHANNON, MSLee CountyHigh52910.3:1
28Richland High SchoolRichland, MSRankin County School DistrictHigh73110.4:1
29EAST MARION HIGH SCHOOLColumbia, MSMarion County School DistrictHigh21610.4:1
30Ashland High SchoolAshland, MSBenton County School DistrictHigh21210.4:1
31Northeast Jones High SchoolLaurel, MSJones County School DistrictHigh93810.5:1
32Winona Secondary SchoolWinona, MSWinona-Montgomery Consolidated School DistrictHigh50210.5:1
33Potts Camp High SchoolPotts Camp, MSMarshall County School DistrictHigh35610.6:1
34West Bolivar High SchoolROSEDALE, MSWest Bolivar Consolidated School DistrictHigh22710.6:1
35Provine High SchoolJackson, MSJackson Public SchoolsHigh79110.6:1
36J.Z. George High SchoolNORTH CARROLLTON, MSCarroll County School DistrictHigh34310.6:1
37Water Valley High SchoolWater Valley, MSWater Valley School DistrictHigh39810.7:1
38Forrest County Agricultural High SchoolBrooklyn, MSForrest County Agricultural High SchoolHigh56210.8:1
39H. W. Byers High SchoolHOLLY SPRINGS, MSMarshall County School DistrictHigh36210.9:1
40Philadelphia High SchoolPhiladelphia, MSPhiladelphia Public School DistrictHigh32711.0:1
41Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High SchoolRULEVILLE, MSSunflower County Consolidated School DistrictHigh33111.0:1
42Lanier Junior/Senior High SchoolJackson, MSJackson Public SchoolsHigh89511.0:1
43Meridian High SchoolMeridian, MSMeridian Public SchoolsHigh1,25311.0:1
44Southeast Lauderdale High SchoolMeridian, MSLauderdale County School DistrictHigh36711.1:1
45Clarkdale High SchoolMeridian, MSLauderdale County School DistrictHigh42211.1:1
46Baldwyn High SchoolBALDWYN, MSBaldwyn School DistrictHigh46011.2:1
47Yazoo County High SchoolYAZOO CITY, MSYazoo County School DistrictHigh40011.2:1
48Aberdeen High SchoolAberdeen, MSAberdeen School DistrictHigh31211.3:1
49Noxubee County HighMACON, MSNoxubee County School DistrictHigh40511.3:1
50North Pontotoc High SchoolECRU, MSPONTOTOC COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh48811.3:1
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