| Rank | Population in Poverty Percentage ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | 48.4% | Yazoo City Municipal School District / 11,462 |
| 2. | 47.9% | Jefferson County School District / 7,634 |
| 3. | 45.5% | North Bolivar School District / 3,526 |
| 4. | 44.6% | Benoit School District / 1,153 |
| 5. | 44.4% | Holmes County School District / 16,367 |
| 6. | 43.2% | Hollandale School District / 3,520 |
| 7. | 41.3% | Leflore County School District / 15,294 |
| 8. | 40.9% | Greenwood Public School District / 16,478 |
| 9. | 40.9% | Durant Public School District / 2,598 |
| 10. | 40.5% | Humphreys County School District / 9,106 |
| 11. | 40.5% | Shaw School District / 3,219 |
| 12. | 39.7% | Mound Bayou Public School / 2,638 |
| 13. | 39.1% | Hattiesburg Public School District / 39,676 |
| 14. | 39.1% | Greenville Public School District / 30,276 |
| 15. | 39.0% | Sunflower County School District / 16,809 |
| 16. | 38.6% | Quitman County School District / 7,902 |
| 17. | 38.1% | West Bolivar School District / 3,641 |
| 18. | 37.5% | Clarksdale Municipal School District / 17,497 |
| 19. | 37.0% | Coahoma County School District / 8,030 |
| 20. | 36.4% | Claiborne County School District / 9,396 |
| 21. | 36.2% | South Pike School District / 11,162 |
| 22. | 35.6% | Leland School District / 5,931 |
| 23. | 35.1% | Noxubee County School District / 11,240 |
| 24. | 34.4% | Columbia School District / 10,418 |
| 25. | 34.2% | Booneville School District / 6,362 |
| 26. | 34.2% | Starkville School District / 35,962 |
| 27. | 34.0% | Aberdeen School District / 9,671 |
| 28. | 33.7% | Meridian Public School District / 40,809 |
| 29. | 33.5% | Lumberton Public School District / 5,532 |
| 30. | 33.4% | Laurel School District / 18,352 |
| 31. | 33.3% | South Delta School District / 5,960 |
| 32. | 32.1% | Indianola School District / 11,505 |
| 33. | 32.0% | Brookhaven School District / 18,943 |
| 34. | 31.7% | Oxford School District / 34,789 |
| 35. | 31.7% | Oktibbeha County School District / 12,677 |
| 36. | 31.6% | Western Line School District / 10,528 |
| 37. | 31.2% | Hazlehurst City School District / 10,502 |
| 38. | 31.2% | Columbus Municipal School District / 32,427 |
| 39. | 30.8% | Winona Separate School District / 5,231 |
| 40. | 30.6% | Kemper County School District / 10,310 |
| 41. | 30.4% | Jackson Public School District / 169,090 |
| 42. | 30.3% | Louisville Municipal School District / 18,882 |
| 43. | 30.3% | North Tippah School District / 7,463 |
| 44. | 30.0% | Natchez-Adams School District / 32,189 |
| 45. | 30.0% | Cleveland School District / 19,784 |
| 46. | 29.7% | Canton Public School District / 22,254 |
| 47. | 29.6% | Chickasaw County School District / 2,565 |
| 47. | 29.6% | Tunica County School District / 10,583 |
| 49. | 29.5% | Wayne County School District / 20,611 |
| 50. | 28.8% | Jefferson Davis County School District / 12,100 |
| 51. | 28.8% | East Jasper School District / 6,304 |
| 52. | 28.7% | West Tallahatchie School / 8,170 |
| 53. | 28.4% | East Tallahatchie School District / 6,954 |
| 54. | 28.4% | Covington County School District / 19,495 |
| 55. | 28.4% | Wilkinson County School District / 9,481 |
| 56. | 28.2% | Corinth School District / 14,828 |
| 57. | 27.9% | Philadelphia Public School District / 6,849 |
| 58. | 27.9% | West Point School District / 18,142 |
| 59. | 27.5% | Marion County School District / 16,031 |
| 60. | 27.3% | Attala County School District / 7,889 |
| 61. | 27.3% | Leake County School District / 23,368 |
| 62. | 27.3% | New Albany Public Schools / 10,848 |
| 63. | 27.1% | McComb School District / 17,324 |
| 64. | 26.9% | Kosciusko School District / 11,414 |
| 65. | 26.8% | Quitman School District / 12,806 |
| 66. | 26.8% | Gulfport School District / 37,378 |
| 67. | 26.3% | Forrest County Schools / 19,063 |
| 68. | 26.3% | Okolona Separate School District / 4,997 |
| 69. | 26.3% | Baldwyn School District / 5,294 |
| 70. | 26.3% | Yazoo County School District / 16,614 |
| 71. | 26.1% | Amite County School District / 12,957 |
| 72. | 26.0% | North Panola School District / 11,122 |
| 73. | 25.7% | Scott County School District / 19,814 |
| 74. | 25.3% | Union Public School District / 3,915 |
| 75. | 25.3% | Calhoun County School District / 14,841 |
| 76. | 25.2% | Choctaw County School District / 8,399 |
| 77. | 24.5% | Walthall County School District / 15,126 |
| 78. | 24.5% | Picayune School District / 23,162 |
| 79. | 24.3% | Clay County School District / 2,272 |
| 80. | 24.2% | Water Valley School District / 6,634 |
| 81. | 24.2% | Forest Municipal School District / 8,498 |
| 82. | 24.1% | Simpson County School District / 27,425 |
| 83. | 24.1% | Copiah County School District / 18,526 |
| 84. | 24.1% | Montgomery County School District / 5,403 |
| 85. | 24.0% | South Panola School District / 23,385 |
| 86. | 24.0% | Bay St. Louis School District / 15,468 |
| 87. | 23.6% | Amory School District / 10,120 |
| 88. | 23.4% | Perry County Schools / 8,769 |
| 89. | 23.2% | Vicksburg Warren School District / 48,291 |
| 90. | 23.1% | Houston School District / 10,146 |
| 91. | 23.0% | Pascagoula Separate School District / 39,993 |
| 92. | 22.8% | Poplarville Separate School District / 12,720 |
| 93. | 22.7% | Smith County School District / 16,344 |
| 94. | 22.7% | Grenada School District / 21,660 |
| 95. | 22.7% | Webster County School District / 10,077 |
| 96. | 22.4% | Tupelo Public School District / 39,879 |
| 97. | 22.2% | South Tippah School District / 14,606 |
| 98. | 22.1% | Biloxi Public School District / 38,223 |
| 99. | 22.1% | Carroll County School District / 10,418 |
| 100. | 21.9% | Union County School District / 16,688 |
| 101. | 21.8% | Newton Municipal School / 6,782 |
| 102. | 21.6% | Benton County School District / 8,573 |
| 103. | 21.0% | Neshoba County School District / 21,758 |
| 104. | 20.7% | Newton County School District / 11,963 |
| 105. | 20.3% | Holly Springs School District / 12,380 |
| 106. | 20.0% | Coffeeville School District / 5,799 |
| 107. | 20.0% | North Pike School District / 11,723 |
| 108. | 19.6% | Lawrence County School District / 12,636 |
| 109. | 19.5% | Jones County School District / 49,921 |
| 110. | 19.0% | Moss Point School District / 20,590 |
| 111. | 19.0% | Marshall County School District / 24,256 |
| 112. | 18.8% | Alcorn School District / 22,451 |
| 113. | 18.8% | Tate County School District / 18,564 |
| 114. | 18.7% | Nettleton School District / 6,264 |
| 115. | 18.5% | Stone County School District / 17,941 |
| 116. | 18.4% | Franklin County School District / 7,944 |
| 117. | 18.2% | West Jasper School District / 10,383 |
| 118. | 18.2% | Harrison County School District / 91,876 |
| 119. | 18.1% | George County School District / 22,960 |
| 120. | 18.0% | Lowndes County School District / 27,309 |
| 121. | 17.8% | Prentiss County School District / 16,057 |
| 122. | 17.7% | Hancock County School District / 29,479 |
| 123. | 17.7% | Lincoln County School District / 15,881 |
| 124. | 17.2% | Pontotoc City Schools / 12,316 |
| 125. | 17.0% | Greene County School District / 14,308 |
| 126. | 16.9% | Itawamba County School District / 23,415 |
| 127. | 16.6% | Tishomingo County Schools / 19,532 |
| 128. | 16.4% | Lee County School District / 38,928 |
| 129. | 15.9% | Pearl River County School District / 17,619 |
| 130. | 15.5% | Pontotoc County Schools / 18,058 |
| 131. | 15.4% | Lafayette County School District / 15,467 |
| 132. | 14.9% | Enterprise School District / 3,703 |
| 133. | 14.2% | Pearl Public School District / 26,105 |
| 134. | 14.1% | Richton School District / 3,404 |
| 135. | 14.0% | Pass Christian Public School District / 10,065 |
| 136. | 13.9% | Clinton Public School District / 29,570 |
| 137. | 13.9% | Lamar County School District / 52,153 |
| 138. | 13.7% | Long Beach School District / 16,100 |
| 139. | 13.7% | Senatobia Municipal School District / 9,993 |
| 140. | 12.8% | Petal School District / 19,754 |
| 141. | 12.2% | Lauderdale County School District / 39,452 |
| 142. | 11.7% | Hinds County School District / 47,704 |
| 143. | 11.4% | Jackson County School District / 51,112 |
| 144. | 11.1% | Monroe County School District / 13,402 |
| 145. | 10.7% | Rankin County School District / 119,378 |
| 146. | 10.2% | Ocean Springs School District / 28,499 |
| 147. | 9.9% | DeSoto County School District / 166,266 |
| 148. | 8.4% | Madison County School District / 76,368 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Population in Poverty Percentage' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Population in Poverty Percentage' data are not listed.
