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ENROLLMENT TRENDS · MISSISSIPPI

Mississippi schools in decline

Mississippi public schools with the largest enrollment loss from 2017-18 to 2024-25.

Schools in this report
50
steepest declines in state
Largest drop
-71%
Wells APAC Elementary School
Range
-71% to -36%
2017-18 → 2024-25
TOP 50 MS PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENROLLMENT LOSS · 2017-18 → 2024-25
SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% change ↑
Wells APAC Elementary SchoolJACKSONJackson Public Schools13840-71.0%
Armstrong Junior High SchoolSTARKVILLEStarkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District1,204358-70.3%
Carver ElementaryINDIANOLASunflower County Consolidated School District615250-59.3%
North Pike Junior HighSUMMITNorth Pike Schools784350-55.4%
Okolona High SchoolOKOLONAOkolona School District322149-53.7%
Belle-Shivers Middle SchoolABERDEENAberdeen School District540266-50.7%
D'Iberville ElementaryDIBERVILLEHarrison County School District737367-50.2%
Oakhurst Intermediate SchoolCLARKSDALEClarksdale Municipal School District392197-49.7%
Crystal Springs Middle SchoolCRYSTAL SPRINGSCopiah County School District720365-49.3%
Oxford Intermediate SchoolOXFORDOxford School District697356-48.9%
Magee Middle SchoolMAGEESimpson County School District505260-48.5%
D'Iberville Middle SchoolD'IBERVILLEHarrison County School District956503-47.4%
Nettleton Primary SchoolNETTLETONNettleton School District415220-47.0%
Tylertown Elementary SchoolTYLERTOWNWalthall County School District425234-44.9%
South Delta Elementary SchoolROLLING FORKSouth Delta School District422234-44.5%
Rod Paige Middle SchoolMONTICELLOLawrence County School District344191-44.5%
WEST MARION HIGH SCHOOLFOXWORTHMarion County School District613347-43.4%
R.H. Bearden ElementarySUMNERWest Tallahatchie School District441251-43.1%
Louisville ElementaryLOUISVILLELouisville Municipal School District509290-43.0%
Senatobia High SchoolSENATOBIASenatobia Municipal School District816468-42.6%
Jonestown ElementaryJONESTOWNCoahoma County School District234135-42.3%
Jackson ElemPASCAGOULAPascagoula-Gautier School District333193-42.0%
Akin Elementary SchoolGREENVILLEGreenville Public School District439255-41.9%
Charleston Elementary SchoolCHARLESTONEast Tallahatchie School District543316-41.8%
Webb Elementary SchoolGREENVILLEGreenville Public School District393230-41.5%
Vicksburg IntermediateVICKSBURGVicksburg Warren School District656387-41.0%
Coffeeville High SchoolCOFFEEVILLECoffeeville School District185110-40.5%
North Jackson Elementary SchoolJACKSONJackson Public Schools579346-40.2%
Carver ElementaryBASSFIELDJeff Davis County School District419252-39.9%
Higgins Middle SchoolMCCOMBMcComb School District477287-39.8%
Charleston Middle SchoolCHARLESTONEast Tallahatchie School District345208-39.7%
Coleman Middle SchoolGREENVILLEGreenville Public School District473287-39.3%
J. E. Johnson Elementary SchoolPRENTISSJeff Davis County School District551335-39.2%
William Winans Middle SchoolCENTREVILLEWilkinson County School District263160-39.2%
Fairview Attendance CenterGOLDENItawamba County197120-39.1%
Vancleave Upper ElementaryVANCLEAVEJackson County School District541333-38.4%
J.W. Stampley 9th Grade AcademyCLARKSDALEClarksdale Municipal School District172106-38.4%
Luther Branson ElementaryCANTONMadison County Schools245151-38.4%
Lafayette Middle SchoolOXFORDLafayette County680420-38.2%
Laurel Middle SchoolLAURELLaurel School District623388-37.7%
Northwest Middle SchoolJACKSONJackson Public Schools388242-37.6%
Highland Bluff ElementaryBRANDONRankin County School District787491-37.6%
Mt. Olive Attendance CenterMOUNT OLIVECovington County School District452282-37.6%
East Tate ElementaryCOLDWATERTate County School District755473-37.4%
Timberlawn Elementary SchoolJACKSONJackson Public Schools467295-36.8%
Simmons High SchoolHOLLANDALEHollandale272172-36.8%
Wilkinson County High SchoolWOODVILLEWilkinson County School District358228-36.3%
Summit Elementary SchoolSUMMITMcComb School District314200-36.3%
Amite County High SchoolLIBERTYAmite County School District445284-36.2%
O.M. McNair Middle SchoolBELZONIMS Achievement SD Of Humphreys County476305-35.9%
50 of 50 rows · Brick-and-mortar only. Virtual, online, and cyber schools excluded. Schools must have had ≥100 students in 2017-18 and be open in both school years.↓ Download schools-in-decline-by-state-ms.csv

How this list was built

Every Mississippi public school that reported total enrollment in both the NCES SY 2017-18 and SY 2024-25 vintages was scored on percent change in enrollment. Schools needed at least 100 students in 2017-18 to qualify, and must have been open in both school years. Schools that closed entirely are tracked in the separate school closures report. Virtual academies, cyber charters, and online schools are excluded so the list reflects neighborhood schools that families have moved away from rather than program-design changes.

Enrollment loss is not a verdict on a school. Schools shrink because catchment populations shrink, because new schools open nearby, because a magnet program elsewhere pulls transfers, because districts redraw boundaries, or because the building physically aged out. Use this list as a starting point for understanding which Mississippi schools are operating with substantially fewer students than they were seven years ago.

Source data

NCES Common Core of Data, EDGE_ADMINDATA_PUBLICSCH MapServer, vintages 2017-18 and 2024-25. Refreshed yearly when NCES publishes a new admin-data release. School names, slugs, and current district affiliation come from the 2024-25 snapshot.

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allk12 (2026). "Mississippi schools in decline: enrollment loss 2017–2024." Retrieved from https://allk12.com/reports/in-decline/mississippi
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