The Rankin County School District is the 3rd largest public school district

School district

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 in Mississippi. The district office is located in Brandon

Brandon, Mississippi

Brandon is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 16,436 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Rankin CountyBrandon is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...

, Mississippi

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 (USA

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).

In addition to Brandon, the district serves most of Rankin County

Rankin County, Mississippi

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 115,327 people, 42,089 households, and 31,145 families residing in the county. The population density was 149 people per square mile . There were 45,070 housing units at an average density of 58 per square mile...

, including the communities of Florence

Florence, Mississippi

Florence is a town in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 2,396. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Florence is located at ....

, Flowood

Flowood, Mississippi

Flowood is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 4,750 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Flowood is located at ....

, Pelahatchie

Pelahatchie, Mississippi

Pelahatchie is a town in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,461 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.Pelahatchie means "Crooked Creek " in the Choctaw language.-Geography:...

, Puckett

Puckett, Mississippi

Puckett is a town/village in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 354 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

, Richland

Richland, Mississippi

Richland is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 6,027 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Richland is located at ....

, and Sandhill.

Schools

Brandon Zone Brandon High School (Grades 9-12) Brandon Middle School (Grades 6-8) Brandon Elementary School (Grades 4-5) Stonebridge Elementary School (Grades 2-3) Rouse Elementary School (Grades K-1) Florence Zone Florence High School Florence High School (Mississippi) Florence High School serves the Florence, Mississippi area as well as Cleary and the surrounding areas to the Pearl River. It is a 4A school in Mississippi High School athletic conference...  (Grades 9-12) Florence Middle School (Grades 6-8) Florence Elementary School (Grades 3-5) Steen's Creek Elementary School (Grades K-2) McLaurin Zone McLaurin High School (Grades 7-12) McLaurin Elementary School (Grades PK-6) Northwest Zone Northwest Rankin High School (Grades 9-12) Northwest Rankin Middle School (Grades 6-8) Northwest Rankin Elementary School (Grades K-5) Flowood Elementary School (Grades K-5) Northshore Elementary School (Grades K-5) Oakdale Elementary School (Grades K-5) Highland Bluff Elementary School (Grades K-5)

Pelahatchie Zone Pelahatchie High School (Grades 7-12) Pelahatichie Elementary School (Grades K-6) Pisgah Zone Pisgah High School (Grades 7-12) Pisgah Elementary School (Grades K-6) Puckett Zone Puckett Attendance Center (Grades K-12) Richland Zone Richland High School (Grades 7-12) Richland Upper Elementary School (Grades 3-6) Richland Elementary School (Grades K-2) Alternative School Rankin County Learning Center

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 17,398 students enrolled in the Rankin County School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 49% female and 51% male. The racial makeup of the district was 21.54% African American, 75.91% White, 1.32% Hispanic, 1.14% Asian, and 0.09% Native American. 27.7% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06	17,268	49%	51%	1.09%	21.53%	1.15%	0.08%	76.15%
2004-05	16,395	49%	51%	0.89%	21.09%	1.12%	0.07%	76.83%
2003-04	16,014	49%	51%	0.84%	21.47%	0.92%	0.07%	76.70%
2002-03	15,528	48%	52%	0.78%	21.13%	0.79%	0.08%	77.22%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07	2005-06	2004-05	2003-04	2002-03
District Accreditation Status	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools	11	10	7	8	4
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	7	7	10	8	8
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	3	4	4	4	8
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	0	0	1	0	0
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Not Assigned	4	4	1	2	2