Mississippi Schools
Mississippi Cities
| Jackson Schools ( 185,901 ) | Oxford Schools ( 34,583 ) |
| Gulfport Schools ( 81,686 ) | Natchez Schools ( 33,586 ) |
| Hattiesburg Schools ( 77,345 ) | Moss Point Schools ( 33,038 ) |
| Meridian Schools ( 63,970 ) | Pearl Schools ( 31,372 ) |
| Brandon Schools ( 63,904 ) | Philadelphia Schools ( 28,957 ) |
| Biloxi Schools ( 63,544 ) | Corinth Schools ( 27,863 ) |
| Columbus Schools ( 51,555 ) | Madison Schools ( 26,848 ) |
| Ocean Springs Schools ( 48,924 ) | Picayune Schools ( 26,379 ) |
| Tupelo Schools ( 47,975 ) | Pascagoula Schools ( 25,778 ) |
| Vicksburg Schools ( 47,782 ) | Greenwood Schools ( 25,713 ) |
| Greenville Schools ( 46,593 ) | Clinton Schools ( 25,244 ) |
| Laurel Schools ( 42,700 ) | Ridgeland Schools ( 24,301 ) |
| Southaven Schools ( 37,647 ) | Canton Schools ( 23,869 ) |
| Olive Branch Schools ( 35,311 ) | Brookhaven Schools ( 23,621 ) |
| Starkville Schools ( 35,030 ) | Lucedale Schools ( 23,371 ) |
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Mississippi Counties
| Hinds County Schools ( 248,051 ) | Lowndes County Schools ( 60,078 ) |
| Harrison County Schools ( 190,466 ) | Washington County Schools ( 58,568 ) |
| DeSoto County Schools ( 135,003 ) | Pearl River County Schools ( 52,398 ) |
| Jackson County Schools ( 134,789 ) | Warren County Schools ( 48,605 ) |
| Rankin County Schools ( 130,428 ) | Hancock County Schools ( 46,503 ) |
| Madison County Schools ( 82,974 ) | Lamar County Schools ( 43,669 ) |
| Lee County Schools ( 78,812 ) | Oktibbeha County Schools ( 40,856 ) |
| Lauderdale County Schools ( 77,477 ) | Lafayette County Schools ( 40,791 ) |
| Forrest County Schools ( 75,059 ) | Pike County Schools ( 39,137 ) |
| Jones County Schools ( 65,261 ) | Bolivar County Schools ( 38,629 ) |
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State Demographics
Estimated Population (2005): 2,904,093
Male: 1,410,356
Female: 1,493,737
Median Age: 33.61
Mississippi School Districts Information
As of school year 2007, the state of Mississippi has 163 school districts with 1062 Public Schools and Private Schools. It has a total combined student population of 495,024 accros _n cities and townsHouse approves charter schools creation (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
JACKSON -- House members approved legislation Tuesday that would create 12 Mississippi charter schools, one in each congressional district, which would be established only if parents of children attending the existing schools ask for it. The measure, which passed on an 88-30 vote, was sent back to the Senate, where it had passed earlier, to consider changes in each bill. The legislation likely ...
House passes ‘innovative schools’ bill (Mississippi Business Journal)
JACKSON — Parents would get to restructure operations of a dozen Mississippi public schools that are failing or at risk of failing under a plan that passed the state House March 9.
News, Sports and Weather for the Hattiesburg, Laurel areaBill for 'innovative schools' passes Miss. House (WDAM-TV Hattiesburg)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi House has passed a bill that would give parents a chance to restructure operations of a dozen schools that are either failing or at risk of failing.
Charter - or innovative - schools bills likely headed for compromise (The Clarion-Ledger)
House and Senate leaders likely will negotiate their differences over legislation that would bring charter schools - or "innovative schools" - to Mississippi.
'Innovative schools' bill OK’d in House (The Natchez Democrat)
Parents would get to restructure operations of a dozen Mississippi public schools that are failing or at risk ...
Mississippi editorial roundup (The Mississippi Press)
There simply are no easy ways for Mississippi's public schools to adjust to the recession-driven cuts in state appropriations.
Mississippi Briefs (The Clarion-Ledger)
Jackson Public Schools students will attend class on Memorial Day to make up for a day missed last month because of snow. The district said Tuesday that May 31 was chosen as a make-up day after surveying district employees and the leadership of the PTAs and site councils at each school.
Charters and Quasi-Charters (Jackson Free Press)
The Mississippi Legislature's wrangling over charter schools intensified yesterday when the House of Representatives passed a bill that would authorize "innovative schools" but voted down a provision for actual charter schools.
Basketball travels and travails for Prairie View's Grady Green (USA Today)
Grady Green long dreamed of playing major-college basketball, and he still dreams of playing in the NBA. He jokes about TV commercials featuring his own puppet, like Kobe and LeBron. Two years into Green's high school basketball career, his coach said he had the talent to be one of the best players in Texas. Green played in Adidas' Superstar Camp in 2004, which led to letters from schools such ...
Basketball travels and travails (USA Today)
Grady Green's basketball journey has led him to 12 schools and finally Division I, but the ride is still bumpy.
