Jackson Public Schools is the third-largest school district in Mississippi, serving nearly 17,000 scholars, representing more than 80 percent of school-aged children in the state's capital and only urban municipality. Jackson, Mississippi has about 170,000 residents in an area of 104 square miles. There are 35 schools, which include 6 high schools, 7 middle schools, 22 elementary schools, along with 10 special program schools. These schools are divided into 6 feeder patterns based on the high school receiving the area's scholars.
As the third largest school district in Mississippi, the Rankin County School District serves nearly 19,500 students in 28 schools over 757 square miles.
The Rankin County School District has the lowest tax rate of any school district in the metro Jackson area.