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Heidelberg had to turn in some juniors who failed or at least 100 moved in to the district. Maybe that is why Quitman is continuing to drop in numbers. Wayne County maybe.

Smith County did it in 68. You had the Polkville Panthers, White Oak Eagles who played football in the 40s, Burns, Sardis, Pleasant Hill Cagers, Sylvarena, and Pineville. I don't know about any schools in the south half other than Mize and Taylorsville.

That's a weird drawn line starting on Simpson County line moving east across 35 across 37 rolling north and letting Mineral Springs go to Taylorsville then crossing the Leaf River a weird big zag in there and part of New Home goes to Raleigh along 531. Taylorsville and Mize are basically split appx 20 to 25 % each and Raleigh gets 50 to 60% of the county but can't extend the city limits north or east west due to National Forest Boundary.

5A or 6A then and some of yall in Hattiesburg and Brandon will get mad.

School board will have to be forced into it. So far there has been no discussion of it at a board meeting in 25 years. In the late 90s they were going to build the Raleigh School north of town. All had it planned out and ready to bully the land just south of Shongelo on 35. The president of the board Ates wouldn't have it that way. It would have ideal to build a new school along 28 between Mize and Taylorsville. So politics would not go for it. The legislature will have to force it or Taylorsville will have to be way down below a 100 kids in high school.

Raleigh 49 Mize 14 Final Smith County Champs

What percentage of schools are turning in smaller numbers? I really do think we have the following problems: 1 Home Schooling explosion 2 Drop outs are increasing 3 Transfering to MAIS or out of state 4 Church schools explosion The reasons: 1 Politics 2 Woke ideals or life styles

Mooreville was 341 last October so there is a chance they can be 3A with a lower #>

Mooreville was 341 last October so there is a chance they can be 3A with a lower #>

Church schools are growing as well. If the trend continues there may be 1 high school per county except in larger metro areas.

Your correct. Basically from Jackson to Memphis along and West of I-55 people are moving out,dropping out or for whatever reason their numbers are on a continuous free fall.

It was brought up but voted down by the legislature or they allowed the bill to die.

353 October 2025 8th-10th grades. I will give that some kids moved to maybe Union or Newton Academy. Top drop 25 some 11th graders may have been reclassified as seniors or failed the 8th grade and won't be counted. I think reclassifieing juniors in the summer pushed Raleigh to 2A a few years ago. Then again college professors at East Central may have moved on to another college or university taking their kids with them.

They only report 9th-11th grades now.

100% wokeness ideas are ruining public schools.

Around #8 in 6A.

They better be around 325 or lower to be 3A.

Shannon appx 400 Mooreville appx 350

JPS website will tell you if you click on feeder programs. Looks to me that most JPS schools continue to drop in numbers. St Martin was the smallest 7A at 964 Meridian largest 6A at 958.

Shannon appx 400 Mooreville appx 350 2025-26 numbers

Every school MDE had listed, even looking at middle schools that send kids that are currently 9th graders then 8th graders that feed specific high schools like in Jackson. Remember these are 2025 posted numbers subject to change. Private schools are posted on World news and report.

Your correct they were posted on MDE in December 2025. As to the exact date and formula I do not know. Formula being was it a number posted on a specific date, rolling monthly average on or around October 1 each year.

4A-1A Split after 2025 numbers 4A 471-332 3A 331-214 2A 211-149 1A 146-0 And Myrtle 156 #37 2A

2025 numbers for schools mentioned so far: 6A #1 Meridian 6A #3 Hancock 6A #21 Saltillo 5A #6 Lafayette 5A #20 Pontotoc 5A #24 Corinth 4A #1 North Pontotoc 3A #1 Amory 3A #2 Louisville 3A #3 Ripley 2A #39 Heidelberg

Drop to region 3 or be a 7 team region. That would most likely Madison Central or Clinton or even maybe Warren Central dropping to region 3.