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Tishomingo County School District ranked 44th highest in enrollment across Mississippi with 2,900 students attending during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

The district was ranked 46th highest the year before.

Tishomingo County School District roughly covers schools within Tishomingo County and has a main office in Iuka.

Mississippi's schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.

Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.

Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.

Rank	School	City	Enrollment
1	Tupelo High School	Tupelo	2,101
2	Desoto Central High School	Southaven	2,011
3	Grenada Elementary School	Grenada	2,006
4	Ocean Springs High School	Ocean Springs	1,951
5	Northwest Rankin High School	Flowood	1,894
6	Southaven High School	Southaven	1,825
7	Oak Grove High School	Hattiesburg	1,772
8	Gulfport High School	Gulfport	1,742
9	Biloxi High School	Biloxi	1,697
10	Brandon High School	Brandon	1,645
11	West Jones High School	Laurel	1,574
12	Harrison Central High School	Gulfport	1,508
13	Pearl River Central Elementar	Carriere	1,491
14	Hernando High School	Hernando	1,482
15	Diberville Senior High Sch	Biloxi	1,474
16	Neshoba Central Elementary School	Philadelphia	1,466
17	Southaven Middle School	Southaven	1,451
18	Desoto Central Middle School	Southaven	1,407
19	Starkville High School	Starkville	1,400
20	Germantown High School	Madison	1,389
21	Northwest Rankin Middle School	Flowood	1,375
22	Oxford High School	Oxford	1,370
23	South Jones High School	Ellisville	1,348
24	Petal High School	Petal	1,335
25	St Martin High School	Ocean Springs	1,320
26	Meridian High School	Meridian	1,314
27	Horn Lake High	Horn Lake	1,291
28	Clinton High School	Clinton	1,290
29	Lewisburg High School	Olive Branch	1,286
29	Oak Grove Middle School	Hattiesburg	1,286
31	Pearl High School	Pearl	1,280
32	Murrah High School	Jackson	1,279
33	Ocean Springs Upper Elementary Scho	Ocean Springs	1,271
34	Madison Central High School	Madison	1,254
35	New Hope Elementary School	Columbus	1,199
36	Hancock High School	Kiln	1,189
37	Bellevue Elementary School	Hattiesburg	1,179
38	South Panola High School	Batesville	1,172
39	Warren Central High School	Vicksburg	1,168
40	West Harrison High School	Gulfport	1,154
41	Brandon Middle School	Brandon	1,153
42	Itawamba Attendance Center	Fulton	1,149
43	Hernando Middle School	Hernando	1,147
44	Madison Middle School	Madison	1,146
45	George County High School	Lucedale	1,118
46	Pascagoula High School	Pascagoula	1,117
47	Terry High School	Terry	1,100
48	Corinth Elementary School	Corinth	1,096
49	Petal Primary School	Petal	1,089
50	Caledonia Elementary School	Caledonia	1,082
51	Olive Branch High School	Olive Branch	1,077
52	Pleasant Hill Elementary	Olive Branch	1,075
53	New Albany Elementary School	New Albany	1,073
54	West Jones Elementary School	Laurel	1,071
55	South Jones Elementary School	Ellisville	1,068
56	Tupelo Middle School	Tupelo	1,062
57	Henderson/Ward-Stewart Elementary	Starkville	1,061
58	Center Hill High School	Olive Branch	1,054
59	Grenada High	Grenada	1,048
60	West Point High School	West Point	1,038
61	Germantown Middle School	Madison	1,033
62	Madison Station Elementary School	Madison	1,014
63	Lewisburg Middle	Hernando	1,005
63	North Gulfport Elementary And Middl	Gulfport	1,005
65	Ridgeland High School	Ridgeland	1,000
66	Pearl River Central High School	Carriere	997
66	Southaven Intermediate School	Southaven	997
68	Horn Lake Middle School	Horn Lake	993
69	Hattiesburg High School	Hattiesburg	988
70	East Union Attendance Center	Blue Springs	986
71	Lake Cormorant High	Lake Cormorant	974
72	Ocean Springs Middle School	Ocean Springs	964
73	Picayune Memorial High School	Picayune	960
74	Neshoba Central High School	Philadelphia	956
75	Callaway High School	Jackson	955
76	Hatley High School	Amory	951
77	St. Martin Middle School	Ocean Springs	949
78	Pearl Junior High School	Pearl	948
79	Sumrall Elementary School	Sumrall	943
80	Forest Hill High School	Jackson	942
81	Mantachie Attendance Center	Mantachie	941
82	Columbus High School	Columbus	937
83	Long Beach Senior High School	Long Beach	934
84	Saltillo High School	Saltillo	930
85	Northeast Jones High School	Laurel	922
86	Hancock Middle School	Kiln	912
87	Sudduth Elementary School	Starkville	891
88	Horn Lake Intermediate School	Horn Lake	882
88	Mccoy Elementary School	Yazoo City	882
90	Lafayette High School	Oxford	880
90	Biloxi Junior High	Biloxi	880
92	West Wortham Elementary And Middle	Saucier	878
93	Jim Hill High School	Jackson	876
94	Gautier High School	Gautier	874
95	Clinton Jr Hi School	Clinton	872
96	Scott Central Attendance Center	Forest	871
97	Lanier High School	Jackson	863
98	Leake Central Elementary School	Carthage	862
99	Wesson Attendance Center	Wesson	858
100	Senatobia Elementary School	Senatobia	855
101	Desoto Central Primary	Southaven	847
102	Belmont School	Belmont	844
103	Vicksburg High School	Vicksburg	842
104	North Jones Elementary School	Laurel	833
105	Newton County Elementary School	Decatur	823
106	Desoto Central Elementary School	Southaven	820
107	Rouse Elementary	Brandon	819
108	New Hope High School	Columbus	818
109	Wayne County High School	Waynesboro	816
109	Cleveland Central High School	Cleveland	816
109	Mize Attendance Center	Mize	816
112	Bayou View Middle School	Gulfport	815
113	North Woolmarket Elementary And Mid	Biloxi	812
114	Greenville High School	Greenville	811
115	Byram Middle School	Terry	810
116	Brookhaven High School	Brookhaven	806
117	North Pike Elementary School	Summit	801
118	Lafayette Upper Elementary School	Oxford	800
119	Grenada Middle School	Grenada	797
119	South Pontotoc Elementary School	Pontotoc	797
121	East Central High School	Hurley	793
122	Newton County High School	Decatur	792
123	Center Hill Elementary School	Olive Branch	789
124	Holmes County Central High School	Lexington	788
125	Batesville Junior High School	Batesville	784
126	East Jones Elementary School	Laurel	782
127	Della Davidson Elementary	Oxford	780
128	Lafayette Elementary School	Oxford	778
128	Biloxi Upper Elementary	Biloxi	778
130	Pearl River Central Junior High	Carriere	775
131	Richland High School	Richland	771
132	Batesville Elementary School	Batesville	768
132	Center Hill Middle	Olive Branch	768
134	Oak Grove Central Elementary	Hernando	767
135	North Pontotoc Elementary School	Ecru	761
136	Longleaf Elementary	Hattiesburg	751
137	Hernando Hills Elementary	Hernando	750
138	Madison Crossing Elementary	Madison	749
139	Oak Grove Elementary	Hattiesburg	747
140	Northeast Lauderdale Elementary	Meridian	746
141	Bogue Chitto School	Bogue Chitto	745
141	Stonebridge Elementary	Brandon	745
141	Vancleave High School	Vancleave	745
144	Hernando Elem	Hernando	744
145	Florence High School	Florence	741
146	Pearl Lower Elementary School	Pearl	740
146	Loyd Star School	Brookhaven	740
148	Ann Smith Elementary	Ridgeland	737
149	Provine High School	Jackson	732
150	Clinton Park Elem School	Clinton	731
151	Eastside Elem	Clinton	730
152	North Bay Elementary School	Biloxi	726
152	Forest Elementary School	Forest	726
154	Walls Elementary School	Walls	725
154	West Lauderdale Elementary School	Meridian	725
154	Brandon Elementary School	Brandon	725
157	Stone High School	Wiggins	722
158	Corinth Middle School	Corinth	717
159	Gary Road Elementary	Jackson	716
160	Laurel High School	Laurel	715
161	Olive Branch Middle	Olive Branch	714
162	Pontotoc High School	Pontotoc	713
162	Bramlett Elementary School	Oxford	713
164	Lake Cormorant Middle	Lake Cormorant	712
165	Northside Elem	Clinton	710
166	Myrtle Attendance Center	Myrtle	707
167	Mooreville Elementary School	Mooreville	703
168	Stone Elementary School	Wiggins	702
168	Morton Elementary School	Morton	702
170	St Martin East Elementary School	Ocean Springs	700
171	Saltillo Primary School	Saltillo	696
172	Enterprise School	Brookhaven	694
173	Guntown Middle School	Guntown	692
173	Socsd/Msu Partnership Middle School	Starkville	692
175	Bayou View Elementary School	Gulfport	687
175	Central Elementary School	Lucedale	687
177	Old Town Middle	Ridgeland	686
177	West Union Attendance Center	Myrtle	686
179	Saltillo Elementary School	Saltillo	684
179	Sebastopol Attendance Center	Sebastopol	684
181	Gary Road Intermediate School	Jackson	680
181	Petal Middle School	Petal	680
183	North Pike Senior High School	Summit	671
184	Ingomar Attendance Center	New Albany	668
184	Central Elementary	Oxford	668
186	Neshoba Central Middle School	Philadelphia	667
187	Southaven Elementary	Southaven	666
187	Oxford Middle School	Oxford	666
189	Mccomb High School	Mccomb	665
189	Petal Upper Elementary School	Petal	665
191	Greenwood High School	Greenwood	660
192	Harper Mc Caughan Elem School	Long Beach	658
193	Vancleave Lower Elementary	Vancleave	657
194	Overpark Elementary	Olive Branch	645
194	West Lincoln School	Brookhaven	645
196	Canton Public High School	Canton	643
197	Caledonia High School	Caledonia	641
198	Lake Cormorant Elementary	Lake Cormorant	639
198	Corinth High School	Corinth	639
200	Earl Nash Elementary School	Macon	638