For the 2026-27 school year, there are 2 public high schools serving 446 students in Greene County Schools. This district's average high testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public high schools in Mississippi.
Public High Schools in Greene County Schools have an average math proficiency score of 77% (versus the Mississippi public high school average of 58%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Public High School in Greene County School have a Graduation Rate of 87%, which is less than the Mississippi average of 89%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Greene County High School, with 85-89% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Mississippi or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 39% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Mississippi public high school average of 57% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MS)
# Schools
6 Schools
395 Schools
# Students
1,621 Students
152,437 Students
# Teachers
116 Teachers
11,703 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Greene County Schools, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 147 school districts in Mississippi (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#50 out of 148 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
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Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
52%
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Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
42%
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Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
62%
55%
Graduation Rate
87%
89.4%
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Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)22.7%
26.5%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.42
0.62
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% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
1%
7%
% Black
16%
43%
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% White
74%
43%
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% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
9%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,042 is higher than the state median of $14,756. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,213 is less than the state median of $14,421. The school district spending/student has grown by 15% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$24 MM
$6,387 MM
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Spending
$23 MM
$6,242 MM
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Revenue / Student
$15,042
$14,756
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Spending / Student
$14,213
$14,421
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Best Greene County Schools Public High Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Greene County High School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
4336 High School Road
Leakesville, MS 39451
(601) 394-5290
Leakesville, MS 39451
(601) 394-5290
Gr: 9-12 | 446 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 39%
Rank: n/an/a
Greene County Vocational Technical
Vocational School
173 Vo-tech Road
Leakesville, MS 39451
(601) 394-2973
Leakesville, MS 39451
(601) 394-2973
Gr: 9-12
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