For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public high schools serving 224 students in Quitman Co School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Mississippi.
Public High Schools in Quitman Co School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Mississippi public high school average of 56%), and reading proficiency score of 24% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Public High School in Quitman Co School District have a Graduation Rate of 90%, which is more than the Mississippi average of 89%.
The school with highest graduation rate is M. S. Palmer High School, with ≥90% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Mississippi or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Mississippi public high school average of 55% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MS)
# Schools
4 Schools
401 Schools
# Students
820 Students
156,115 Students
# Teachers
66 Teachers
11,991 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Quitman Co School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 148 school districts in Mississippi (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has increased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#100 out of 148 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
47%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
42%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
55%

Graduation Rate
≥90%
89%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.07
0.60
# American Indian Students
n/a
976 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
1,619 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
2 Students
7,566 Students
% Hispanic Students
n/a
5%
# Black Students
790 Students
70,723 Students
% Black Students
97%
45%
# White Students
18 Students
69,981 Students
% White Students
2%
45%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
79 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
10 Students
5,171 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
18
359
# Students in K Grade:
44
1,720
# Students in 1st Grade:
75
1,648
# Students in 2nd Grade:
59
1,664
# Students in 3rd Grade:
78
1,451
# Students in 4th Grade:
54
1,433
# Students in 5th Grade:
54
1,742
# Students in 6th Grade:
68
1,912
# Students in 7th Grade:
64
5,250
# Students in 8th Grade:
59
5,334
# Students in 9th Grade:
62
35,648
# Students in 10th Grade:
51
34,938
# Students in 11th Grade:
60
32,214
# Students in 12th Grade:
46
28,189
# Ungraded Students:
28
2,613
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,273 is higher than the state median of $12,205. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,372 is higher than the state median of $12,074. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$14 MM
$5,371 MM

Spending
$13 MM
$5,314 MM

Revenue / Student
$17,273
$12,205

Spending / Student
$16,372
$12,074

Best Quitman Co School District Public High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
M. S. Palmer High School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 20-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1315 Martin Luther King Drive,
Marks, MS 38646
(662) 326-5191
Marks, MS 38646
(662) 326-5191
Grades: 9-12
| 224 students
Rank: n/an/a
Quitman Co Vocational Complex
Vocational School
Hwy # 3 South, P. O. Box 171
Marks, MS 38646
(662) 326-8427
Marks, MS 38646
(662) 326-8427
Grades: 7-12
| n/a students
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