With an enrollment of over 23,000 students representing all 82 Mississippi counties, all 50 states, the territories of Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and Washington D.C., and over 84 foreign countries, Mississippi State truly is an outstanding choice for tomorrow's scholars and leaders. Are you looking to make a difference? Mississippi State University graduates are changing lives.
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.