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Rankin County

Mississippi · Public K-12

34 public schools serving approximately 22,946 students, in a county of 158,854 residents.

Schools
34
3 districts
Enrollment
22,946
NCES CCD
Median income
$79,357
Above Mississippi avg
Free/reduced lunch
99.6%
Below Mississippi avg
Elementary
19
schools
Middle
4
schools
High
9
schools
Combined / other
2
schools
LARGEST DISTRICT
RANKIN CO SCHOOL DIST
18,720 students · 3 districts in Rankin County

County vs. school enrollment demographics

Left bar is the racial makeup of Rankin County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".

County residents
White
71%
Hispanic
3%
Black
21%
Asian
1%
Two or more
4%
Native American
1%
Pacific Islander
0%
School enrollment
White
60%
Hispanic
n/r
Black
28%
Asian
1%
Two or more
7%
Native American
0%
Pacific Islander
0%
Bachelor's+
33.5%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
6.1%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
4.4%
civilian labor
Median age
40
22.4% under 18

All schools (34)

NameCityLevelGradesEnrollmentRating
NORTHWEST RANKIN HIGH SCHOOLFlowoodHigh09-121,898·
BRANDON HIGH SCHOOLBrandonHigh09-121,648·
NORTHWEST RANKIN MIDDLE SCHOOLFlowoodMiddle06-081,374·
PEARL HIGH SCHOOLPearlHigh09-121,262·
BRANDON MIDDLE SCHOOLBrandonMiddle06-081,193·
PEARL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLPearlMiddle06-081,001·
RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOLRichlandHigh07-12807·
ROUSE ELEMENTARYBrandonElementaryPK-01797·
PEARL LOWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPearlElementaryPK-01782·
STONEBRIDGE ELEMENTARYBrandonElementary02-03768·
BRANDON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBrandonElementary04-05741·
FLORENCE HIGH SCHOOLFlorenceHigh09-12719·
FLORENCE MIDDLE SCHOOLFlorenceMiddle06-08601·
NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPearlElementary02-03586·
PEARL UPPER SCHOOLPearlElementary04-05585·
MCLAURIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFlorenceElementaryPK-06581·
STEEN'S CREEK ELEMENTARYFlorenceElementaryPK-02581·
HIGHLAND BLUFF ELEMENTARYBrandonElementaryPK-05577·
NORTHSHORE ELEMENTARYBrandonElementaryPK-05551·
FLORENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFlorenceElementary03-05542·
OAKDALE ELEMENTARYBrandonElementaryPK-05532·
PISGAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBrandonElementaryPK-06507·
MCLAURIN ATTENDANCE CENTERFlorenceHigh07-12504·
RICHLAND UPPER ELEMENTARYRichlandElementary03-06503·
NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFlowoodElementaryPK-05495·
FLOWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFlowoodElementaryPK-05489·
PISGAH HIGH SCHOOLBrandonHigh07-12435·
PELAHATCHIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPelahatchieElementaryPK-06405·
RICHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLRichlandElementaryPK-02384·
PUCKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPuckettElementaryPK-06380·
PELAHATCHIE ATTENDANCE CENTERPelahatchieHigh07-12366·
PUCKETT ATTENDANCE CENTERPuckettHigh07-12342·
C B NOBLIN SCHOOLWhitfieldUngradedUG-UG10·
RANKIN COUNTY LEARNING CENTERBrandonOtherKG-120·

Frequently asked

How many public schools are in Rankin County?
Rankin County, Mississippi has 34 public K-12 schools serving approximately 22,946 students.
How many high schools are in Rankin County?
Rankin County, Mississippi has 9 public high schools, along with 4 middle schools and 19 elementary schools.
What is the largest school district in Rankin County?
RANKIN CO SCHOOL DIST is the largest school district in Rankin County, serving approximately 18,720 students. The county contains 3 school districts overall.
How many people live in Rankin County?
Rankin County has roughly 158,854 residents according to the latest Census ACS 5-year estimate.
What is the median household income in Rankin County?
Median household income in Rankin County is $79,357, above the Mississippi average of $49,977. About 6.1% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
How educated are residents of Rankin County?
Approximately 33.5% of adults 25 and older in Rankin County hold a bachelor's degree or higher, according to the Census ACS 5-year estimate.
What share of students in Rankin County qualify for free or reduced lunch?
Roughly 99.6% of students in Rankin County public schools qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a common proxy for low-income enrollment. This is lower than the Mississippi county average of 99.7%.
What is the student-teacher ratio in Rankin County schools?
Across Rankin County public schools, the enrollment-weighted student-teacher ratio is approximately 13.8 to 1.
What is the racial makeup of Rankin County?
Rankin County residents are approximately 71% White, 3% Hispanic, 21% Black, 1% Asian, 4% two or more races according to the Census ACS 5-year estimate.
What share of housing in Rankin County is owner-occupied?
Rankin County has about 64,415 housing units, of which roughly 76.8% are owner-occupied.
DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data