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ENROLLMENT TRENDS · MISSISSIPPI

Mississippi schools on the rise

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

Schools in this report
50
top growth in state
Top growth
+131%
Northside High School
Range
+16% to +131%
2017-18 → 2024-25
TOP 50 MS PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENROLLMENT GROWTH · 2017-18 → 2024-25
SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% change ↓
Northside High SchoolSHELBYNorth Bolivar Consolidated160370131%
H. W. Byers High SchoolHOLLY SPRINGSMarshall County School District161362125%
PEARL RIVER CENTRAL ELEMENTARCARRIEREPearl River County School District7721,41483.2%
Smilow PrepJACKSONJoel E. Smilow Prep28652182.2%
Bellevue ElementaryHATTIESBURGLamar County School District6491,14576.4%
Potts Camp High SchoolPOTTS CAMPMarshall County School District20435674.5%
Powell Middle SchoolJACKSONJackson Public Schools40970472.1%
Midtown Public Charter SchoolJACKSONMidtown Public Charter School24542071.4%
Calhoun City High SchoolCALHOUN CITYCalhoun County School District24037957.9%
Shaw High SchoolSHAWWest Bolivar Consolidated School District12920055.0%
Bates Elementary SchoolJACKSONJackson Public Schools31548253.0%
Early Head Start NicholsonPICAYUNEPicayune School District12218652.5%
Canton High SchoolCANTONCanton Public Schools61289946.9%
Clarkdale High SchoolMERIDIANLauderdale County School District29342244.0%
Magnolia Middle SchoolMERIDIANMeridian Public Schools30644043.8%
Northwest Middle SchoolFLOWOODRankin County School District9571,35241.3%
Independence High SchoolCOLDWATERTate County School District36250740.1%
Biggersville ElementaryCORINTHAlcorn School District25435439.4%
Earl Nash ElementaryMACONNoxubee County School District44061138.9%
Vancleave Lower ElementaryVANCLEAVEJackson County School District49668638.3%
Clarkdale Elementary SchoolMERIDIANLauderdale County School District38352737.6%
Collins High SchoolCOLLINSCovington County School District27437336.1%
Lanier Junior/Senior High SchoolJACKSONJackson Public Schools65989535.8%
Peeples Middle SchoolJACKSONJackson Public Schools39954135.6%
West ElementaryGULFPORTGulfport School District36449235.2%
Byhalia Middle SchoolBYHALIAMarshall County School District32943833.1%
Collins Elementary SchoolCOLLINSCovington County School District35947432.0%
Biggersville High SchoolCORINTHAlcorn School District20226330.2%
Bramlett Elementary SchoolOXFORDOxford School District55771528.4%
Tylertown Primary SchoolTYLERTOWNWalthall County School District30839528.2%
Hernando High SchoolHERNANDODeSoto County School District1,2001,52927.4%
West Elementary SchoolSTURGISStarkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District15119025.8%
Lewisburg High SchoolOLIVE BRANCHDeSoto County School District1,0571,33025.8%
Germantown High SchoolMADISONMadison County Schools1,1221,41125.8%
Pisgah ElementaryBRANDONRankin County School District44355625.5%
Bay Springs Middle SchoolBAY SPRINGSWest Jasper School District14518124.8%
Mary Reid SchoolPOTTS CAMPMarshall County School District21827023.9%
Central Elementary SchoolOXFORDOxford School District57670923.1%
Hernando Middle SchoolHERNANDODeSoto County School District9651,18322.6%
Pontotoc Elementary SchoolPONTOTOCPontotoc City School District53865722.1%
Pisgah High SchoolBRANDONRankin County School District39548222.0%
Kirksey Middle SchoolJACKSONJackson Public Schools32038921.6%
B F Liddell MiddleMACONNoxubee County School District25330520.6%
Hernando Hills ElementaryHERNANDODeSoto County School District64177020.1%
Clinton High SchoolCLINTONClinton Public School District1,1251,33919.0%
Eastlawn ElemPASCAGOULAPascagoula-Gautier School District28433718.7%
Nettleton Junior HighNETTLETONNettleton School District20624318.0%
Lafayette Elementary SchoolOXFORDLafayette County65877617.9%
West Point High SchoolWEST POINTWest Point Consolidated School District8611,01017.3%
Noxapater AttendanceNOXAPATERLouisville Municipal School District40747316.2%
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-on-the-rise-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, which filters out small specialty programs whose percentage swings are dominated by noise. Brick-and-mortar only: virtual academies, cyber charters, and online schools are excluded by name pattern and by NCES is_virtual flag. Those schools dominate raw growth numbers but rarely represent a school families are choosing for their neighborhood.

Enrollment growth is a leading indicator, not a quality measure. Schools grow because catchment areas shift, because districts consolidate, because a magnet program opens, or because reputation pulls in transfers. A school on this list is one that more Mississippifamilies are sending their kids to in 2024-25 than in 2017-18, for whatever reason. Pair this with the school's page on allk12 for test scores, demographics, and discussion.

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.

HOW TO CITE THIS REPORT

Anyone is welcome to cite or republish these findings. Please credit allk12.com and link back to this page so readers can verify the underlying data.

allk12 (2026). "Mississippi schools on the rise: enrollment growth 2017–2024." Retrieved from https://allk12.com/reports/on-the-rise/mississippi
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↓ schools-on-the-rise-by-state-ms.csv
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