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Schools in Marietta

Marietta’s public schools

Prentiss County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Marietta. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/5schools above Mississippi’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Mississippi’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.6K
▼ 6% vs MS $12.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.3
MS 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,778 students on the public path
In brief

Marietta’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Marietta’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s 762 public schools. New Site High School places highest (better than 90%); Thrasher High School lowest (49%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Marietta, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Marietta Elementary SchoolPrentiss County School DistrictA−
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Prentiss County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Prentiss County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,176 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 10.3 per teacher (MS 13.9)
$11,634MS $12,392 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 41.7% · 1179 students tested
Math52%
State average 47% · 1226 students tested

Marietta vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Mississippi towns that share Marietta’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Marietta—Prentiss County

Every school in Marietta

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Mississippi’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Mariettaby address
Marietta Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
A−
270 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Mariettain other towns
Wheeler High School
Grades PK–12 · Booneville
B
577 students11:1Rate it →
Thrasher High School
Grades PK–12 · Booneville
B−
387 students9:1Rate it →
Jumpertown School
Grades PK–12 · Booneville
B−
305 students8:1Rate it →
New Site High School
High · Grades 9–12 · New Site
A
239 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Marietta’s schools

Are Marietta’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Marietta. Prentiss County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Marietta. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Marietta in?

Prentiss County School District.

Where do Marietta kids go to high school?

One of four high schools, depending on your address: Wheeler High School, Thrasher High School, Jumpertown School and New Site High School.

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What Marietta families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.