Neshoba County Schools

580 East Main Street
Philadelphia, MS 39350
(District boundaries shown in map)
10/
10
Top 10%

Top Rankings

Neshoba County Schools ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Mississippi for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 10%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 5%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 10%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 1,419 students in Neshoba County Schools. This district's average pre testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public pre schools in Mississippi.
Public Preschool in Neshoba County School have an average math proficiency score of 66% (versus the Mississippi public pre school average of 51%), and reading proficiency score of 57% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 41% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Mississippi public preschool average of 57% (majority Black).

Overview

This School District
This State (MS)
# Schools
3 Schools
280 Schools
# Students
2,972 Students
130,289 Students
# Teachers
202 Teachers
8,711 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Neshoba County Schools, which is ranked within the top 10% 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 92% has increased from 84% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (MS)
#9 out of 148 school districts
(Top 10%)
73%
52%
52%
42%
71%
55%
92%
89%

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