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

No. Use the Warren 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 Warren 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 Warren County?

Start with the 16 listed public schools and 1 district entry, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Warren County Schools & Education

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

Warren County, Mississippi

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

School Score

25/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Lower Signal

Graduation Rate

87.0%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

87.0%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 87.1%

Per-Pupil Spending

$6,134

National avg $13,239

State avg $5,954

School Score

25/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 27/100

State Score Position

#40

of 81 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Warren County

Measured School Summary

Warren County faces educational challenges with a school score of 25/100 and a graduation rate of 87.0%, falling below typical benchmarks.

Funding Context

At $6,134 per pupil, Warren County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 6% below the Mississippi average, and its graduation rate trails the state average by 0.1 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 3% higher than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Warren 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

16 public schools and 1 district 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

25/100

Lower measured signal. Ranks #40 of 81 Mississippi counties with school score data.

Completion

87.0%

0.1 pts below the state average

Funding context

$6,134

$180 above the state average

School coverage

1 district 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

Warren County has 16 public schools across 1 district, 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 Warren 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.

Dominant-district county

VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST carries most of the listed public-school system, with 16 of 16 schools. Start there, then verify whether your target address sits inside that district slice.

State position

#40

of 81 Mississippi counties with school score data. The county score is 2 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.

VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST

Elementary to high school visible

6,862 students

Elementary 10Middle 2High 4Other 0

16 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST is the largest listed district slice, with 16 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 Warren County?

Which attendance zones, transfer rules, and transportation policies apply inside the local district?

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

If we need a program not visible in the NCES flags, which district office can confirm current offerings?

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

Data Story

Single District Manages Over 6,800 Students in Warren County

Education data brief for Warren County, Mississippi.

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

Lead metric:District structure

Warren County’s public education is consolidated under a single entity, the Vicksburg Warren School Dist, which oversees 16 schools and 6,862 students. This structure differs from counties with multiple municipal districts. The county reports a graduation rate of 87.0%, mirroring the national average of 87.0% and nearly matching the Mississippi state average of 87.1%. Local per-pupil expenditure is $6,134, exceeding the state average of $5,954 but falling well below the national figure of $13,000. The composite school score for the county is 25.4, trailing the state average of 26.9 and the national median of 50.0. Warren Central High School is the largest facility, enrolling 1,159 students. The school mix includes 10 rural and six town-based locations. Consult the U.S. Census Bureau ACS for additional demographic context.

Sources

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

School Overview

Total Schools

in Warren County

Reported Enrollment

6,862

16 schools reporting

School Districts

district

Charter Schools

0% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary10

Middle2

High4

Other0

1 School District in Warren County

VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST

Guide

16 schools

6,862 students enrolled

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16 Public Schools in Warren County

Sorted by reported enrollment. Dedicated profile pages are available for 1 high-enrollment school; every NCES public school remains listed here.

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

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Showing 16 of 16 matching schools

Public schools in Warren County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
WARREN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	Profile	VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST	VICKSBURG, 39180Rural: Fringe	9–12	High	1,159
VICKSBURG HIGH SCHOOL	Record	VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST	VICKSBURG, 39180Town: Distant	9–12	High	871
WARREN CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	Record	VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST	VICKSBURG, 39180Town: Distant	7–8	Middle	598
BEECHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST	VICKSBURG, 39180Rural: Fringe	PK–6	Primary	540
DANA ROAD ELEMENTARY	Record	VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST	Vicksburg, 39180Rural: Fringe	PK–2	Primary	463
VICKSBURG JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	Record	VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST	VICKSBURG, 39180Town: Distant	7–8	Middle	405
REDWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST	REDWOOD, 39156Rural: Distant	PK–6	Primary	386
VICKSBURG INTERMEDIATE	Record	VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST	Vicksburg, 39180Rural: Fringe	3–6	Primary	384
SHERMAN AVE ELEMENTARY	Record	VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST	Vicksburg, 39183Rural: Fringe	PK–2	Primary	368
WARREN CENTRAL INTERMEDIATE	Record	VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST	Vicksburg, 39183Rural: Fringe	3–6	Primary	362
BOWMAR AVENUE SCHOOL	Record	VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST	VICKSBURG, 39180Town: Distant	KG–6	Primary	357
SOUTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST	VICKSBURG, 39180Rural: Distant	PK–6	Primary	353
BOVINA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST	VICKSBURG, 39183Rural: Distant	PK–6	Primary	338
WARRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST	VICKSBURG, 39180Town: Distant	PK–6	Primary	278
GROVE STREET ACADEMIES	Record	VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST	VICKSBURG, 39180Town: Distant	7–12	Alternative	0
HINDS COMMUNITY VICKSBURG CENTER	Record	VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST	VICKSBURG, 39180Rural: Fringe	9–12	Vocational	0

WARREN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST

VICKSBURG, 39180 / Rural: Fringe

Profile9–12High1,159 students

VICKSBURG HIGH SCHOOL

VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST

VICKSBURG, 39180 / Town: Distant

Record9–12High871 students

WARREN CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST

VICKSBURG, 39180 / Town: Distant

Record7–8Middle598 students

BEECHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST

VICKSBURG, 39180 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–6Primary540 students

DANA ROAD ELEMENTARY

VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST

Vicksburg, 39180 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–2Primary463 students

VICKSBURG JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST

VICKSBURG, 39180 / Town: Distant

Record7–8Middle405 students

REDWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST

REDWOOD, 39156 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–6Primary386 students

VICKSBURG INTERMEDIATE

VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST

Vicksburg, 39180 / Rural: Fringe

Record3–6Primary384 students

SHERMAN AVE ELEMENTARY

VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST

Vicksburg, 39183 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–2Primary368 students

WARREN CENTRAL INTERMEDIATE

VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST

Vicksburg, 39183 / Rural: Fringe

Record3–6Primary362 students

BOWMAR AVENUE SCHOOL

VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST

VICKSBURG, 39180 / Town: Distant

RecordKG–6Primary357 students

SOUTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST

VICKSBURG, 39180 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–6Primary353 students

BOVINA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST

VICKSBURG, 39183 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–6Primary338 students

WARRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST

VICKSBURG, 39180 / Town: Distant

RecordPK–6Primary278 students

GROVE STREET ACADEMIES

VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST

VICKSBURG, 39180 / Town: Distant

Record7–12Alternative0 students

HINDS COMMUNITY VICKSBURG CENTER

VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DIST

VICKSBURG, 39180 / Rural: Fringe

Record9–12Vocational0 students

Education Funding Detail

Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure

$6,134

State avg $5,954

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Mississippi counties have the highest graduation rates?

Holmes County (97.0%), Montgomery County (97.0%), and Quitman County (97.0%) currently lead Mississippi 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 Mississippi?

Across Mississippi counties with available NCES district-finance data, average per-pupil spending is $5,954. The highest current county values are Choctaw County ($8,216), Kemper County ($7,706), and Franklin County ($7,289). Compare counties in the table before treating the statewide average as representative of a local district.

How should I read the school score in Warren County?

Warren County has a school score of 25/100, 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 Warren County?

The high school graduation rate in Warren County is 87.0%, which is below 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 Warren County spend per student?

Warren County spends $6,134 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.

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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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