Mississippi Public Schools
- Mississippi is the #35 largest school system in the United States, serving 480,621 students across 1,038 public schools.
- Mississippi public schools have a diversity scoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body. of 0.55, which is higher than the national average of 0.51.
- The most diverse school district in Mississippi is Biloxi Public School District. Read more about public school diversity statistics in Mississippi or national school diversity statistics.
- Minority enrollment is 54% (majority Black) and the student:teacher ratio is 16:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(MS) School Average
American Indian
n/a
Asian
1%
Hispanic
3%
Black
49%
White
46%
Hawaiian
n/a
Two or more races
1%
Unknown
n/a
Mississippi Public Schools by County
- County# Schools# Students% Minority
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