Stone County School District
Public
Grades K–12 A-School Grade
Public schools for Wiggins.
At a glance
2,532Students enrolled
5Schools
$10,733Spent per student
15:1Student–teacher ratio
62%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Wiggins
Based 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 proficiency52%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts46%
State average 34.8%
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
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
$10,733
per student each year · 13% below the MS average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
2,334’20
2,411’21
2,518’22
2,530’23
2,532’24
Students
White · 73%1,846
Black · 19%483
Two or more races · 5%133
Hispanic · 2%51
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%11
Asian · 0%8
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools5 in district
Stone Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 714 students · Wiggins
A-PublicPerkinston Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 503 students · Perkinston
APublicStone Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 575 students · Wiggins
A-PublicStone High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 740 students · Wiggins
A-PublicCAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION-SHSHigh · Grades 9–12 · Wiggins
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
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.