Top Mississippi Public High Schools Eligible For Free Lunch

Approximately 71% of public high school students in Mississippi are eligible for free lunch (2024-25).
The public high schools with the highest eligible for free lunch are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public high school with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in Mississippi is Aberdeen High School with 100% of students eligible.
Eligible for Free Lunch Range: 100% 100% Avg. Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%

Public High Schools Eligible For Free Lunch in Mississippi (2024-25)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Eligible for Free Lunch
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 1031. - 103.
Aberdeen High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
205 Hwy 145 North
Aberdeen, MS 39730
(662) 369-8933
Rank: #1 - 1031. - 103.
Amanda Elzy High School
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
604 Elzy Avenue, P. O. Box 149
Greenwood, MS 38930
(662) 459-8034
Rank: #1 - 1031. - 103.
Amite County High School
Magnet School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
600 Irene St
Liberty, MS 39645
(601) 657-8920
Rank: #1 - 1031. - 103.
Ashland Middle-high School
Magnet School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-12
17 School Street
Ashland, MS 38603
(662) 224-6247
Rank: #1 - 1031. - 103.
Bay High School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
750 Blue Meadow Road
Bay Saint Louis, MS 39520
(228) 467-6611
Rank: #1 - 1031. - 103.
Byhalia High School (9-12)
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
278 Highway 309 North
Byhalia, MS 38611
(662) 838-2206
Rank: #1 - 1031. - 103.
Callaway High School
Magnet School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
601 Beasley Rd
Jackson, MS 39206
(601) 987-3535
Rank: #1 - 1031. - 103.
Canton Public 9th Grade School
Magnet School
(Math: 70-74%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9
634 Finney Road
Canton, MS 39046
(601) 859-3866
Rank: #1 - 1031. - 103.
Canton Public High School
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 10-12
634 Finney Road
Canton, MS 39046
(601) 859-5325
Rank: #1 - 1031. - 103.
Charleston High School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 11-19%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
310 N. Cossar
Charleston, MS 38921
(662) 647-5359
Rank: #1 - 1031. - 103.
Clarksdale High School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 10-12
1101 Wildcat Drive
Clarksdale, MS 38614
(662) 627-8530
Rank: #1 - 1031. - 103.
Cleveland Central High School
Magnet School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
300 W. Sunflower St
Cleveland, MS 38732
(662) 843-2460
Rank: #1 - 1031. - 103.
Coahoma County Jr/sr High School
Magnet School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-12
1535 Lee Drive, P O Box 820
Clarksdale, MS 38614
(662) 627-7378
Rank: #1 - 1031. - 103.
Coffeeville High School
Magnet School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
16900 Okahoma Street
Coffeeville, MS 38922
(662) 675-8904
Rank: #1 - 1031. - 103.
Collins High School
Magnet School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
1208 S. Dogwood
Collins, MS 39428
(601) 765-3203
Rank: #1 - 1031. - 103.
Columbia High School
Magnet School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
1009 Broad Street
Columbia, MS 39429
(601) 736-5334
Rank: #1 - 1031. - 103.
Columbus High School
Magnet School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
215 Hemlock Street
Columbus, MS 39702
(662) 241-7200
Rank: #1 - 1031. - 103.
Crystal Springs High School
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
201 Newton Street
Crystal Springs, MS 39059
(601) 892-4791
Rank: #1 - 1031. - 103.
East Marion High School
Magnet School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-12
527 East Marion School Road
Columbia, MS 39429
(601) 736-3006
Rank: #1 - 1031. - 103.
Ethel Attendance Center
Magnet School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-12
2178 College Street
Ethel, MS 39067
(662) 674-5673
Rank: #1 - 1031. - 103.
Forest High School
Magnet School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
511 Cleveland Street
Forest, MS 39074
(601) 469-3255
Rank: #1 - 1031. - 103.
Forest Hill High School
Magnet School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
2607 Raymond Road
Jackson, MS 39212
(601) 371-4313
Rank: #1 - 1031. - 103.
Gautier High School
Magnet School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
4307 Gautier/vancleave
Gautier, MS 39553
(228) 522-8783
Rank: #1 - 1031. - 103.
Gentry High School
Magnet School
(Reading: 20-24%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 10-12
801 B.b. King
Indianola, MS 38751
(662) 884-1240
Rank: #1 - 1031. - 103.
Greenville High School
Magnet School
(Math: 20-29% | Reading: 14%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
419 East Robertshaw Street
Greenville, MS 38701
(662) 334-7063
Rank: #1 - 1031. - 103.
Greenwood High School
Magnet School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
1209 Garrard Avenue, P. O. Box
Greenwood, MS 38930
(662) 455-7450
Rank: #1 - 1031. - 103.
H. W. Byers High School (5-12)
Magnet School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 5-12
4178 Hwy 72 East
Holly Springs, MS 38635
(662) 851-7871
Rank: #1 - 1031. - 103.
Hattiesburg High School
Magnet School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
301 Hutchinson Ave
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
(601) 544-0811
Rank: #1 - 1031. - 103.
Hazlehurst High School
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
101 S. Haley Street
Hazlehurst, MS 39083
(601) 894-2489
Rank: #1 - 1031. - 103.
Heidelberg High School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
804 North Pine Ave
Heidelberg, MS 39439
(601) 787-3414
Rank: #1 - 1031. - 103.
Hickory Flat Attendance Center
Magnet School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-12
26 Rebel Dr.
Hickory Flat, MS 38633
(662) 333-7731
Rank: #1 - 1031. - 103.
Holly Springs High School
Magnet School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
165 North Walthall Street
Holly Springs, MS 38635
(662) 252-4371
Rank: #1 - 1031. - 103.
Holmes County Central High School
Magnet School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
9749 Brozville Road
Lexington, MS 39095
(662) 834-2172
Rank: #1 - 1031. - 103.
Humphreys County High School
Magnet School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
700 Cohn Street
Belzoni, MS 39038
(662) 247-6040
Rank: #1 - 1031. - 103.
J Z George High School
Magnet School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-12
900 George Street
North Carrollton, MS 38947
(662) 237-4701
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Mississippi average of public high schools students eligible for free lunch?
The Mississippi average of public high schools students eligible for free lunch is 71%% for 2024-25.
What are the public high schools with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in Mississippi?
The best top ranked public high schools in Mississippi include Aberdeen High School, Amanda Elzy High School and Amite County High School.

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