Rankin County School District
Public
Regional · 6 towns Grades PK–12 A+School Grade
Public schools for Brandon, Flowood, Richland, Florence, Pelahatchie and Puckett, and parts of Jackson.
At a glance
18,196Students enrolled
28Schools
6Towns served
$11,987Spent per student
13:1Student–teacher ratio
46%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades PK–5
Highland Bluff Elementary or Northwest Elementary or Flowood ElementaryDepends on your addressThis districtBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs MS
Math proficiency56%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts48%
State average 34.8%
Graduation rate (4-year)93%
State average 87.8%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$11,987
per student each year · 3% below the MS average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
18,384’20
18,598’21
18,720’22
18,485’23
18,196’24
Students
White · 61%11,088
Black · 27%4,844
Two or more races · 5%991
Hispanic · 5%978
Asian · 2%284
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%8
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Brandon25,542 people
Flowood10,587 people
Richland7,346 people
Florence4,696 people
Pelahatchie1,423 people
Puckett463 people
Also covers small parts of Jackson.
Schools28 in district
Rouse ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–1 · 798 students · Brandon
PublicBrandon ElementaryElementary · Grades 4–5 · 743 students · Brandon
A+PublicStoneBridge ElementaryElementary · Grades 2–3 · 742 students · Brandon
A-PublicSteens Creek ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–2 · 582 students · Florence
PublicOakdale ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 566 students · Brandon
APublicPisgah ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 556 students · Brandon
A-PublicNorthshore ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 539 students · Brandon
A+PublicFlorence ElementaryElementary · Grades 3–5 · 537 students · Florence
A+PublicMcLaurin ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 504 students · Florence
B+PublicHighland Bluff ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 491 students · Brandon
APublicRichland Upper ElementaryElementary · Grades 3–6 · 480 students · Richland
BPublicNorthwest ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 477 students · Flowood
APublicFlowood ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 458 students · Flowood
A-PublicPelahatchie ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 385 students · Pelahatchie
BPublicRichland ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–2 · 369 students · Richland
PublicPuckett ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 351 students · Puckett
A-PublicNorthwest Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,352 students · Flowood
APublicBrandon Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,155 students · Brandon
APublicFlorence Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 556 students · Florence
APublicNorthwest High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,855 students · Flowood
A-PublicBrandon High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,609 students · Brandon
A-PublicRichland High SchoolHigh · Grades 7–12 · 731 students · Richland
BPublicFlorence High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 718 students · Florence
B-PublicPisgah High SchoolHigh · Grades 7–12 · 482 students · Brandon
A-PublicMcLaurin High SchoolHigh · Grades 7–12 · 481 students · Florence
A-PublicPuckett High SchoolHigh · Grades 7–12 · 343 students · Puckett
A-PublicPelahatchie High SchoolHigh · Grades 7–12 · 336 students · Pelahatchie
BPublicLearning CenterOther · Grades K–12 · Brandon
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.