Can I use Mississippi County's school score to choose a house?

No. Use the Mississippi County school score as a first-pass county screen, then verify the exact district, attendance boundary, transfer rules, and grade pathway for any address you are considering.

Does SchoolsByCounty confirm school attendance boundaries in Mississippi County?

No. SchoolsByCounty publishes NCES and Census-backed public-school records. Attendance zones, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, transportation, and transfer rules must be confirmed with local districts.

How should parents compare public schools in Mississippi County?

Start with the 21 listed public schools and 8 district entries, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Mississippi County Schools & Education

Name: Mississippi County, Arkansas Education Data
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Mississippi County, Arkansas

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

School Score

34/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Lower Signal

Graduation Rate

88.2%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

88.2%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 90.3%

Per-Pupil Spending

$6,564

National avg $13,239

State avg $6,160

School Score

34/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 38/100

State Score Position

#46

of 75 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Mississippi County

Measured School Summary

Mississippi County faces educational challenges with a school score of 34/100 and a graduation rate of 88.2%, falling below typical benchmarks.

Funding Context

At $6,564 per pupil, Mississippi County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 11% below the Arkansas average, and its graduation rate trails the state average by 2.1 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 7% higher than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Mississippi County before comparing districts

County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.

Local context that changes the interpretation

21 public schools and 8 districts are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.

Overall screen

34/100

Lower measured signal. Ranks #46 of 75 Arkansas counties with school score data.

Completion

88.2%

2.1 pts below the state average

Funding context

$6,564

$404 above the state average

School coverage

8 districts represented in the county school list.

Start with measured county context

The county-level signal is lower, so review individual schools and local records before interpreting the score. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.

Check the local school mix

Mississippi County has 21 public schools across 8 districts, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.

Verify local rules

Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.

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Parent decision brief

What Mississippi County school data means before you move

County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.

Review-carefully county

Mississippi County has a lower measured county-level school signal. Use the school table to look for specific districts or grade bands that may differ from the county average.

State position

#46

of 75 Arkansas counties with school score data. The county score is 4 points below the state average.

Data confidence

Usable

3 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Compare schools, then verify missing fields locally.

K-12 continuity check

These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.

BLYTHEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Elementary to high school visible

1,581 students

Elementary 2Middle 1High 1Other 0

4 listed schools in this county slice.

GOSNELL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Elementary and high visible

1,173 students

Elementary 1Middle 0High 1Other 0

2 listed schools in this county slice.

RIVERCREST SCHOOL DISTRICT #57

Elementary to high school visible

1,116 students

Elementary 1Middle 1High 1Other 0

3 listed schools in this county slice.

MANILA SCHOOL DISTRICT

Elementary and high visible

1,076 students

Elementary 1Middle 0High 1Other 0

2 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

BLYTHEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT is the largest listed district slice, with 4 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.

What the data cannot tell you

NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.

Questions to ask before choosing an address

Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Mississippi County?

Do the neighborhoods we like fall inside the same district, or are we comparing different Mississippi County district systems?

What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?

Which charter, magnet, or virtual options require a lottery, application window, separate transportation plan, or address eligibility check?

Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?

Data Story

Charter Schools Represent Notable Share of Mississippi County Schools

Education data brief for Mississippi County, Arkansas.

By Evan Brooks, Data EditorPublished Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Lead metric:District structure

Mississippi County features a distinctive district structure where three of its 21 public schools are charter institutions, representing 14.3% of the total. This occurs within a fragmented system of eight different school districts serving 7,130 students. The Blytheville School District is the largest, enrolling 1,581 students. The county's per-pupil expenditure of $6,564 is higher than the Arkansas state average of $6,160, though it remains significantly lower than the national average of $13,000. Mississippi County reports a graduation rate of 88.2%, which is higher than the national 87% average but lower than the state’s 90.3%. The composite school score of 33.8 is below the state average of 38.1. Schools are primarily located in rural or town settings. Consult the NCES directory for specific charter school locations.

Sources

NCES Common Core of Data
U.S. Census Bureau ACS

School Overview

Total Schools

in Mississippi County

Reported Enrollment

7,130

21 schools reporting

School Districts

districts

Charter Schools

14% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary10

Middle3

High8

Other0

8 School Districts in Mississippi County

BLYTHEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT

4 schools

1,581 students

GOSNELL SCHOOL DISTRICT

2 schools

1,173 students

RIVERCREST SCHOOL DISTRICT #57

3 schools

1,116 students

MANILA SCHOOL DISTRICT

2 schools

1,076 students

OSCEOLA SCHOOL DISTRICT

4 schools

983 students

BUFFALO IS. CENTRAL SCH. DIST.

2 schools

731 students

ARMOREL SCHOOL DISTRICT

2 schools

416 students

ARKANSAS NORTHEASTERN COLLEGE TECHNICAL CENTER

1 school

0 students

21 Public Schools in Mississippi County

Sorted by reported enrollment. Every NCES public school remains listed here; no school-level profile pages are included in the current generated coverage for this county.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

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Public schools in Mississippi County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
GOSNELL HIGH SCHOOL	Record	GOSNELL SCHOOL DISTRICT	BLYTHEVILLE, 72315Town: Remote	7–12	High	612
MANILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	MANILA SCHOOL DISTRICT	MANILA, 72442Rural: Fringe	PK–6	Primary	610
RIVERCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	RIVERCREST SCHOOL DISTRICT #57	WILSON, 72395Rural: Distant	PK–6	Primary	609
GOSNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	GOSNELL SCHOOL DISTRICT	BLYTHEVILLE, 72315Town: Remote	KG–6	Primary	561
MANILA HIGH SCHOOL	Record	MANILA SCHOOL DISTRICT	MANILA, 72442Rural: Fringe	7–12	High	466
BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL	Record	BLYTHEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT	BLYTHEVILLE, 72315Town: Remote	9–12	High	460
BLYTHEVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL	Record	BLYTHEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT	BLYTHEVILLE, 72315Rural: Fringe	PK–2	Primary	431
BUFFALO IS. CENTRAL EAST ELEM.	Record	BUFFALO IS. CENTRAL SCH. DIST.	LEACHVILLE, 72437Rural: Distant	PK–6	Primary	393
BLYTHEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	BLYTHEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT	BLYTHEVILLE, 72315Town: Remote	3–5	Primary	366
BLYTHEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL	Record	BLYTHEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT	BLYTHEVILLE, 72315Town: Remote	6–9	Middle	324
ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL	Record	RIVERCREST SCHOOL DISTRICT #57	WILSON, 72395Rural: Distant	9–12	Charter	314
OSCEOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	OSCEOLA SCHOOL DISTRICT	OSCEOLA, 72370Town: Distant	1–4	Primary	307
OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL	Record	OSCEOLA SCHOOL DISTRICT	OSCEOLA, 72370Rural: Fringe	9–12	High	271
KIPP BLYTHEVILLE COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL	Record	KIPP DELTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	BLYTHEVILLE, 72315Town: Remote	KG–6	Charter	258
OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL	Record	OSCEOLA SCHOOL DISTRICT	OSCEOLA, 72370Town: Distant	5–8	Middle	245
ARMOREL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	ARMOREL SCHOOL DISTRICT	ARMOREL, 72310Rural: Distant	PK–6	Primary	224
RIVERCREST JUNIOR HIGH	Record	RIVERCREST SCHOOL DISTRICT #57	WILSON, 72395Rural: Distant	7–8	Middle	193
ARMOREL HIGH SCHOOL	Record	ARMOREL SCHOOL DISTRICT	ARMOREL, 72310Rural: Distant	7–12	High	192
NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	OSCEOLA SCHOOL DISTRICT	OSCEOLA, 72370Rural: Fringe	PK–KG	Primary	160
KIPP BLYTHEVILLE COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL	Record	KIPP DELTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	BLYTHEVILLE, 72315Rural: Fringe	7–12	Charter	134

GOSNELL HIGH SCHOOL

GOSNELL SCHOOL DISTRICT

BLYTHEVILLE, 72315 / Town: Remote

Record7–12High612 students

MANILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MANILA SCHOOL DISTRICT

MANILA, 72442 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–6Primary610 students

RIVERCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

RIVERCREST SCHOOL DISTRICT #57

WILSON, 72395 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–6Primary609 students

GOSNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

GOSNELL SCHOOL DISTRICT

BLYTHEVILLE, 72315 / Town: Remote

RecordKG–6Primary561 students

MANILA HIGH SCHOOL

MANILA SCHOOL DISTRICT

MANILA, 72442 / Rural: Fringe

Record7–12High466 students

BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

BLYTHEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT

BLYTHEVILLE, 72315 / Town: Remote

Record9–12High460 students

BLYTHEVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL

BLYTHEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT

BLYTHEVILLE, 72315 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–2Primary431 students

BUFFALO IS. CENTRAL EAST ELEM.

BUFFALO IS. CENTRAL SCH. DIST.

LEACHVILLE, 72437 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–6Primary393 students

BLYTHEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BLYTHEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT

BLYTHEVILLE, 72315 / Town: Remote

Record3–5Primary366 students

BLYTHEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL

BLYTHEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT

BLYTHEVILLE, 72315 / Town: Remote

Record6–9Middle324 students

ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL

RIVERCREST SCHOOL DISTRICT #57

WILSON, 72395 / Rural: Distant

Record9–12Charter314 students

OSCEOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

OSCEOLA SCHOOL DISTRICT

OSCEOLA, 72370 / Town: Distant

Record1–4Primary307 students

OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL

OSCEOLA SCHOOL DISTRICT

OSCEOLA, 72370 / Rural: Fringe

Record9–12High271 students

KIPP BLYTHEVILLE COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL

KIPP DELTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

BLYTHEVILLE, 72315 / Town: Remote

RecordKG–6Charter258 students

OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL

OSCEOLA SCHOOL DISTRICT

OSCEOLA, 72370 / Town: Distant

Record5–8Middle245 students

ARMOREL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ARMOREL SCHOOL DISTRICT

ARMOREL, 72310 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–6Primary224 students

RIVERCREST JUNIOR HIGH

RIVERCREST SCHOOL DISTRICT #57

WILSON, 72395 / Rural: Distant

Record7–8Middle193 students

ARMOREL HIGH SCHOOL

ARMOREL SCHOOL DISTRICT

ARMOREL, 72310 / Rural: Distant

Record7–12High192 students

NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

OSCEOLA SCHOOL DISTRICT

OSCEOLA, 72370 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–KGPrimary160 students

KIPP BLYTHEVILLE COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL

KIPP DELTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

BLYTHEVILLE, 72315 / Rural: Fringe

Record7–12Charter134 students

Education Funding Detail

Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure

$6,564

State avg $6,160

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Arkansas counties have the highest graduation rates?

Newton County (96.3%), Cleveland County (96.1%), and Conway County (95.8%) currently lead Arkansas among counties with available NCES four-year adjusted cohort graduation-rate data. This answer is generated from the same dataset used in the county table and can change when federal data refreshes.

What is per-pupil spending like in Arkansas?

Across Arkansas counties with available NCES district-finance data, average per-pupil spending is $6,160. The highest current county values are Dallas County ($9,545), Stone County ($7,285), and Woodruff County ($7,079). Compare counties in the table before treating the statewide average as representative of a local district.

How should I read the school score in Mississippi County?

Mississippi County has a school score of 34/100, which is a lower measured signal in this county-level index. This score is calculated from available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance data, with school-level records shown separately below.

What is the graduation rate in Mississippi County?

The high school graduation rate in Mississippi County is 88.2%, which is above the national average of 87.5%. This figure is based on NCES district-level data for public high schools in the county.

How much does Mississippi County spend per student?

Mississippi County spends $6,564 per pupil annually on public education, based on NCES district finance data. Current operating spending per fall enrollment, including instruction, support services, administration, transportation, and operations. It excludes capital outlays and debt service in the SchoolsByCounty methodology.

Counties with Similar School Profile

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Arkansas

-0 pts

33/100

School score

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Arkansas

+1 pts

34/100

School score

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Arkansas

-1 pts

33/100

School score

By Evan Brooks, Data EditorUpdated Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Data Sources

Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.

Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.

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