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Best School Counties in Mississippi 2026

Ranked by graduation rates, per-pupil spending, and educational attainment.

Top 10 — Schools in Mississippi

Score reflects schools only — not overall county quality.

1Quitman County, MS
63.9
2Sharkey County, MS
61.1
3Montgomery County, MS
57
4Choctaw County, MS
50.6
5Holmes County, MS
49.6
6Rankin County, MS
45.8
7Tallahatchie County, MS
43.1
8Jasper County, MS
42.3
9Lamar County, MS
42.1
10Jefferson County, MS
41.9

All Mississippi Counties — Schools Rankings

81 counties ranked by schools score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountySchools ScoreOverall Score
1Quitman County, MS
63.9
58.2
2Sharkey County, MS
61.1
57
3Montgomery County, MS
57
58
4Choctaw County, MS
50.6
62.7
5Holmes County, MS
49.6
57
6Rankin County, MS
45.8
53.7
7Tallahatchie County, MS
43.1
47.5
8Jasper County, MS
42.3
53.9
9Lamar County, MS
42.1
47.6
10Jefferson County, MS
41.9
52.3
11George County, MS
41.6
40.5
12Calhoun County, MS
40.7
55.8
13Webster County, MS
40.7
62.3
14Perry County, MS
40.4
60.7
15Carroll County, MS
39.1
64.5
16Winston County, MS
38.7
48.5
17Lafayette County, MS
38.5
43.6
18Adams County, MS
37.5
57.1
19Lawrence County, MS
37.5
56.8
20Alcorn County, MS
37.4
43.8
21Kemper County, MS
35.6
62.8
22DeSoto County, MS
34.3
36.7
23Jackson County, MS
34.2
38.6
24Madison County, MS
32
45.8
25Tippah County, MS
31.8
56.7
26Hancock County, MS
31.4
35.6
27Pearl River County, MS
31.1
42.5
28Harrison County, MS
30.6
30.1
29Monroe County, MS
30.5
47.5
30Marion County, MS
29.9
49.4
31Tishomingo County, MS
29.8
55.3
32Claiborne County, MS
28
55.3
33Tunica County, MS
27.9
36.4
34Clarke County, MS
27.8
60.7
35Forrest County, MS
27.8
30.3
36Lee County, MS
26.8
33.6
37Franklin County, MS
26.6
60.2
38Amite County, MS
26.1
59.3
39Jefferson Davis County, MS
26.1
56.2
40Warren County, MS
25.4
31.9
41Chickasaw County, MS
25.3
55.8
42Lowndes County, MS
24.8
46.2
43Attala County, MS
24.4
49.3
44Jones County, MS
24.4
40.7
45Smith County, MS
24
60.2
46Lincoln County, MS
23.3
41.6
47Greene County, MS
23
55
48Wayne County, MS
23
41.8
49Lauderdale County, MS
22.4
46.7
50Newton County, MS
22.4
56
51Pontotoc County, MS
22.1
43.1
52Itawamba County, MS
21.9
55.1
53Covington County, MS
20.6
47.2
54Prentiss County, MS
20.6
43.6
55Stone County, MS
20.1
38.6
56Marshall County, MS
20
45.3
57Clay County, MS
19.6
41.3
58Leake County, MS
18.1
49
59Benton County, MS
17.3
57.3
60Noxubee County, MS
17.3
48.6
61Oktibbeha County, MS
16.6
33.7
62Simpson County, MS
16.4
55.8
63Walthall County, MS
16.4
48.5
64Pike County, MS
15.8
37.9
65Union County, MS
15.3
45.1
66Bolivar County, MS
14.6
33.3
67Coahoma County, MS
14.3
44.8
68Yalobusha County, MS
14.3
47.1
69Panola County, MS
13.8
43.3
70Hinds County, MS
13.7
38.3
71Copiah County, MS
13.4
55.1
72Washington County, MS
13.3
48.4
73Yazoo County, MS
12.9
45.3
74Tate County, MS
12.7
37.7
75Wilkinson County, MS
10.8
54.8
76Humphreys County, MS
10.6
48.3
77Scott County, MS
9.7
42.8
78Neshoba County, MS
8.5
42
79Sunflower County, MS
7.2
46.4
80Grenada County, MS
5.5
34.8
81Leflore County, MS
4.1
46.3

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