Mississippi School of the Arts Information

Welcome to the Mississippi School of the Arts! The arts throughout history have connected the human spirit with daily life. Art allows people to express themselves, entertain others, communicate meaning, and encourages a higher order of thinking. Mississippi has a tremendous wealth of artists that have impacted the world with their work. The Mississippi School of the Arts is a public residential high school that provides advanced programs of study in music, theatre, visual arts, dance, literary arts, and media arts for artistically gifted eleventh and twelfth grade students from districts across the state. Curriculum at MSA focuses on the arts and humanities. Comprehensive residential and academic curricula will prepare high school students for further study or the pursuit of employment. Our mission is to provide a challenging arts education for artistically gifted Mississippi students in a residential learning environment that promotes honor, integrity, service, and life-long learning. The Mississippi School of the Arts is located on the historic Whitworth College Campus in Brookhaven, about sixty miles south of Jackson. Designated as a Mississippi Landmark, the campus is also on the National Register of Historic Places. MSA is operated by the State Board of Education and Mississippi Department of Education.