Mississippi
Mississippi State Card (Updated 3/13/2008)
The state card provides a statistical snapshot of high schools for that state and includes data on funding, teachers' salaries, graduation rates, college readiness, and academic achievement. Where applicable, statewide numbers are compared to the national average and include national rankings.
Potential Economic Impacts of Improved Education on Mississippi
This economic impact fact sheet helps policymakers and the public understand the extent of the economic costs to society of an educational system that serves so many students poorly. It also provides an overview of the potential economic benefits that a state could enjoy were it to invest in a high school system that prepares all high school students for graduation and success after high school.
Promoting Power
How does your local high school measure up? View the complete list of high schools in your state or congressional district and their Promoting Power.
Mississippi's Ten Largest School Districts
The chart provides graduation rate calculations for the state's ten largest school districts by enrollment. The chart provides an overall graduation rate for the school district and also breaks down graduation rates by student subgroup when available.
Education News from Mississippi
HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS COST MISSISSIPPI BILLIONS IN LOST WAGES:
If the more than 15,000 high school dropouts from the Class of 2008 had earned their diplomas instead of dropping out, Mississippi’s economy would have seen an additional $4.0 billion in wages over these students’ lifetimes. A chart with state-by-state breakdown for all fifty states and the District of Columbia is available at http://www.all4ed.org/files/HighCost.pdf.
MISSISSIPPI’S ECONOMY COULD SEE OVER ONE BILLION IN WEALTH ACCUMULATION BY RAISING THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE:
If the high school dropouts who currently head households in Mississippi had earned their diplomas, the state’s economy would have benefited from an additional $1.1 billion in wealth accumulated by families. More information, as well as a chart with state-by-state breakdown for all fifty states and the District of Columbia, is available at http://www.all4ed.org/files/hiddenbenefits.pdf.
MISSISSIPPI COULD SAVE MILLIONS IN HEALTH CARE COSTS BY RAISING HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES
If all of the students in Mississippi who are estimated to drop out of school this year earn diplomas instead, the state could save more than $121 million over the course of those young people’s lifetimes. More information, as well as a chart with state-by-state breakdown for all fifty states and the District of Columbia, is available at http://www.all4ed.org/files/HandW.pdf.
MISSISSIPPI’S ECONOMY WOULD SEE OVER ONE BILLION IF THE MINORITY GRADUATION RATE WAS RAISED TO THE LEVEL OF THEIR WHITE CLASSMATES
If Mississippi’s high schools and colleges were to raise the graduation rates of Hispanic, African-American, and Native-American students to the levels of white students by 2020, the potential increase in personal income in the state would add more than $1.5 billion to Mississippi’s economy. More information, as well as a chart with state-by-state breakdown for all fifty states and the District of Columbia, is available at http://www.all4ed.org/files/demography.pdf.
MISSISSIPPI SPENDS MILLIONS ANNUALLY ON REMEDIAL EDUCATION FOR RECENT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
Mississippi spends over $37 million each year to provide community college remediation education for recent high school graduates who did not acquire the basic skills necessary to succeed in college or at work. More information, as well as a chart with state-by-state breakdown for all fifty states and the District of Columbia, is available at http://www.all4ed.org/files/remediation.pdf.
FIVE PERCENT INCREASE IN MALE GRADUATION RATE COULD SAVE MISSISSIPPI MILLIONS IN CRIME-RELATED SPENDING
Were Mississippi to increase the graduation rate and college matriculation of its male students by only 5 percent, the state could see combined savings and revenue of almost $93 million each year. More information, as well as a chart with state-by-state breakdown for all fifty states and the District of Columbia, is available at http://www.all4ed.org/files/SavingFutures.pdf.
TEACHER TURNOVER COULD COST MISSISSIPPI MILLIONS ANNUALLY
More than 4,044 teachers in Mississippi will not be returning to the schools where they taught last year. What’s more, replacing these individuals could cost the state up to $39 million. More information, as well as a chart with state-by-state breakdown for all fifty states and the District of Columbia, is available at http://www.all4ed.org/files/TeacherAttrition.pdf.