| Rank | Average Education Index ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | 14.92 | Madison County School District / 74,567 |
| 2. | 14.75 | Oxford School District / 33,037 |
| 3. | 14.69 | Starkville School District / 34,015 |
| 4. | 14.34 | Clinton Public School District / 29,316 |
| 5. | 14.15 | Ocean Springs School District / 29,182 |
| 6. | 13.93 | Lamar County School District / 49,077 |
| 7. | 13.76 | Rankin County School District / 118,400 |
| 8. | 13.75 | Long Beach School District / 15,851 |
| 9. | 13.68 | Pass Christian Public School District / 9,757 |
| 10. | 13.67 | Tupelo Public School District / 38,977 |
| 11. | 13.56 | Hattiesburg Public School District / 39,972 |
| 12. | 13.51 | Oktibbeha County School District / 13,471 |
| 13. | 13.42 | Biloxi Public School District / 38,389 |
| 14. | 13.38 | Hinds County School District / 47,446 |
| 15. | 13.38 | Bay St. Louis School District / 14,706 |
| 16. | 13.32 | Senatobia Municipal School District / 10,082 |
| 17. | 13.30 | DeSoto County School District / 161,536 |
| 18. | 13.30 | Jackson Public School District / 169,573 |
| 19. | 13.22 | Petal School District / 19,969 |
| 20. | 13.19 | Gulfport School District / 36,390 |
| 21. | 13.18 | Hancock County School District / 28,863 |
| 22. | 13.17 | Cleveland School District / 19,330 |
| 23. | 13.14 | Vicksburg Warren School District / 48,419 |
| 24. | 13.12 | Forrest County Schools / 18,475 |
| 25. | 13.11 | Lafayette County School District / 14,549 |
| 26. | 13.01 | Harrison County School District / 87,723 |
| 27. | 12.99 | Pascagoula Separate School District / 40,145 |
| 28. | 12.99 | Lauderdale County School District / 39,148 |
| 29. | 12.97 | Philadelphia Public School District / 6,454 |
| 30. | 12.96 | Meridian Public School District / 41,056 |
| 31. | 12.94 | North Pike School District / 11,139 |
| 32. | 12.90 | Brookhaven School District / 18,490 |
| 33. | 12.90 | Claiborne County School District / 9,681 |
| 34. | 12.89 | Kosciusko School District / 11,438 |
| 35. | 12.87 | Columbus Municipal School District / 32,960 |
| 36. | 12.86 | Jackson County School District / 49,002 |
| 37. | 12.86 | Picayune School District / 22,973 |
| 38. | 12.85 | Lowndes County School District / 26,624 |
| 39. | 12.83 | Pearl Public School District / 23,736 |
| 40. | 12.82 | Newton County School District / 12,188 |
| 41. | 12.81 | Corinth School District / 14,722 |
| 42. | 12.81 | Jones County School District / 49,873 |
| 43. | 12.78 | Enterprise School District / 3,961 |
| 44. | 12.77 | Stone County School District / 17,657 |
| 45. | 12.68 | Mound Bayou Public School / 2,666 |
| 46. | 12.67 | Canton Public School District / 20,914 |
| 47. | 12.66 | Richton School District / 3,392 |
| 48. | 12.65 | Webster County School District / 10,162 |
| 49. | 12.65 | West Point School District / 18,246 |
| 50. | 12.64 | Natchez-Adams School District / 32,391 |
| 51. | 12.63 | Union Public School District / 3,815 |
| 52. | 12.62 | Indianola School District / 11,489 |
| 53. | 12.62 | Amory School District / 9,456 |
| 54. | 12.61 | Pearl River County School District / 17,646 |
| 55. | 12.61 | Jefferson County School District / 7,743 |
| 56. | 12.60 | Copiah County School District / 18,091 |
| 57. | 12.59 | Lee County School District / 37,868 |
| 58. | 12.58 | Louisville Municipal School District / 19,160 |
| 59. | 12.57 | Lawrence County School District / 12,832 |
| 60. | 12.56 | Columbia School District / 10,597 |
| 61. | 12.56 | Water Valley School District / 6,792 |
| 62. | 12.54 | McComb School District / 16,995 |
| 63. | 12.53 | Clarksdale Municipal School District / 17,906 |
| 64. | 12.51 | Greenville Public School District / 31,348 |
| 65. | 12.51 | Poplarville Separate School District / 13,752 |
| 66. | 12.50 | Lincoln County School District / 16,360 |
| 67. | 12.48 | Newton Municipal School / 6,785 |
| 68. | 12.47 | George County School District / 22,579 |
| 69. | 12.46 | Choctaw County School District / 8,506 |
| 70. | 12.46 | Grenada School District / 21,886 |
| 71. | 12.45 | Smith County School District / 16,425 |
| 72. | 12.44 | Hazlehurst City School District / 11,233 |
| 73. | 12.44 | South Panola School District / 23,046 |
| 74. | 12.42 | Moss Point School District / 21,101 |
| 75. | 12.40 | Lumberton Public School District / 5,455 |
| 76. | 12.40 | Tate County School District / 18,498 |
| 77. | 12.39 | Covington County School District / 19,571 |
| 78. | 12.38 | Leland School District / 6,651 |
| 79. | 12.38 | South Tippah School District / 13,761 |
| 80. | 12.37 | New Albany Public Schools / 10,949 |
| 81. | 12.36 | Simpson County School District / 27,476 |
| 82. | 12.36 | South Pike School District / 12,166 |
| 83. | 12.36 | Jefferson Davis County School District / 12,364 |
| 84. | 12.35 | Pontotoc City Schools / 12,316 |
| 85. | 12.35 | Greenwood Public School District / 15,356 |
| 86. | 12.34 | Clay County School District / 2,387 |
| 87. | 12.33 | Monroe County School District / 13,572 |
| 88. | 12.33 | Hollandale School District / 3,591 |
| 89. | 12.31 | Union County School District / 16,226 |
| 90. | 12.31 | West Jasper School District / 10,477 |
| 91. | 12.30 | Laurel School District / 17,995 |
| 92. | 12.28 | Alcorn School District / 22,305 |
| 93. | 12.27 | Itawamba County School District / 23,362 |
| 94. | 12.27 | Western Line School District / 9,686 |
| 95. | 12.24 | Franklin County School District / 8,055 |
| 96. | 12.24 | Carroll County School District / 10,553 |
| 97. | 12.23 | Neshoba County School District / 22,127 |
| 98. | 12.23 | Booneville School District / 6,602 |
| 99. | 12.20 | Benton County School District / 8,725 |
| 100. | 12.19 | Durant Public School District / 2,660 |
| 101. | 12.18 | Tunica County School District / 10,716 |
| 102. | 12.17 | Prentiss County School District / 15,263 |
| 103. | 12.16 | Amite County School District / 13,139 |
| 104. | 12.16 | Winona Separate School District / 5,409 |
| 105. | 12.16 | Tishomingo County Schools / 19,573 |
| 106. | 12.15 | Coahoma County School District / 8,193 |
| 107. | 12.13 | Yazoo County School District / 16,696 |
| 108. | 12.11 | Houston School District / 9,971 |
| 109. | 12.11 | East Jasper School District / 6,556 |
| 110. | 12.10 | Montgomery County School District / 5,457 |
| 111. | 12.09 | Quitman School District / 12,727 |
| 112. | 12.09 | Kemper County School District / 10,391 |
| 113. | 12.07 | Walthall County School District / 15,405 |
| 114. | 12.05 | Marion County School District / 16,213 |
| 115. | 12.05 | Nettleton School District / 6,796 |
| 116. | 12.04 | Perry County Schools / 8,825 |
| 117. | 12.02 | Leake County School District / 23,563 |
| 118. | 11.99 | Pontotoc County Schools / 17,646 |
| 119. | 11.96 | Sunflower County School District / 10,348 |
| 120. | 11.96 | Baldwyn School District / 6,230 |
| 121. | 11.96 | North Panola School District / 11,629 |
| 122. | 11.95 | Leflore County School District / 16,840 |
| 123. | 11.94 | Forest Municipal School District / 8,627 |
| 124. | 11.93 | Yazoo City Municipal School District / 11,524 |
| 125. | 11.92 | Coffeeville School District / 5,855 |
| 126. | 11.92 | Aberdeen School District / 10,429 |
| 127. | 11.92 | South Delta School District / 6,125 |
| 128. | 11.91 | North Tippah School District / 8,334 |
| 129. | 11.88 | Greene County School District / 14,352 |
| 130. | 11.86 | Scott County School District / 19,580 |
| 131. | 11.85 | Holly Springs School District / 12,831 |
| 132. | 11.85 | Chickasaw County School District / 2,761 |
| 133. | 11.84 | Quitman County School District / 8,171 |
| 134. | 11.83 | Wayne County School District / 20,754 |
| 135. | 11.82 | Holmes County School District / 16,547 |
| 136. | 11.82 | Wilkinson County School District / 9,778 |
| 137. | 11.79 | Marshall County School District / 24,188 |
| 138. | 11.76 | Okolona Separate School District / 5,064 |
| 139. | 11.75 | Attala County School District / 8,016 |
| 140. | 11.73 | Calhoun County School District / 14,903 |
| 141. | 11.69 | Humphreys County School District / 9,399 |
| 142. | 11.69 | Shaw School District / 3,715 |
| 143. | 11.66 | East Tallahatchie School District / 7,597 |
| 144. | 11.57 | Noxubee County School District / 11,511 |
| 145. | 11.52 | North Bolivar School District / 3,237 |
| 146. | 11.44 | West Bolivar School District / 4,190 |
| 147. | 11.35 | Drew School District / 7,393 |
| 148. | 11.23 | Benoit School District / 1,101 |
| 149. | 11.20 | West Tallahatchie School / 7,665 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Average Education Index' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Average Education Index' data are not listed.
*ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.
