State: Mississippi
Mississippi
Your Guide to Data and Services for Mississippi
SREB works with Mississippi policymakers, colleges and schools to help them improve education. From this page, find independent, accurate data, reliable best practices and ways to share scarce resources.
Mississippi Members of the Board
Tate Reeves, Governor of Mississippi, Jackson,
ex officio (2024)
Richard Bennett, State Representative, Long
Beach (2026)
Dennis DeBar, Jr., State Senator, Leakesville
(2024)
Holly Spivey, Director of Government Relations,
Mississippi Department of Education, Jackson (2023)
Carey Wright, Former State Superintendent of
Education, Jackson (2025) Executive Committee member
(Appointments to the Board are made by the Governor. Terms
expire June 30 of the specified year.)
Mississippi Members of the Legislative Advisory Council
Richard Bennett, State Representative, Long
Beach
Dennis DeBar, Jr., State Senator,
Leakesville
Briggs Hopson, State Senator, Vicksburg
Kent McCarty, State Representative, Hattiesburg
Mississippi Featured Facts
from the SREB Fact Book on Higher Education
Mississippi-specific data on population, demographic, education attainment, enrollment, graduation rates, workforce, tuition, debt, funding, faculty salaries and more.
Addressing Mississippi’s Teacher Shortage: A Collaborative Action Plan
Mississippi Governor’s Education Human Capital Task Force: Final Recommendation Report
The final report from Mississippi Governor’s Education Human Capital Task Force provides a set of recommended action steps for addressing teacher shortages and strengthening the teacher workforce across the state. The set of solutions developed by the Task Force require educators and leaders to collaborate across traditional silos to tackle the root causes of the pipeline issue. The strategies span the teacher career continuum and aim to provide solutions driven by outcomes and backed by evidence, data and best practice.
SREB supported the Task Force by facilitating open dialogue, providing custom research and sharing promising practices from other states.
Mississippi
Student and Faculty Diversity
These state profiles compare the demographics of college faculty and the general and college student populations in each SREB state. The data compare the percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian or Alaska Native, and white students with the percentage of faculty in those groups at two-year and technical colleges, public four-year institutions and private four-year institutions.
Mississippi
College Affordability Profile
To help policymakers assess and improve college affordability in their states, SREB provides tailored reports on the policies, programs and prices that drive affordability. Each member-state profile details net price at different types of institutions, state financial aid based on need or other factors, student borrowing, and percentage of family income needed to pay for college at different income levels.
Mississippi
2020 State Workforce Outlook
Data on how automation and the COVID-19 pandemic will affect Mississippi’s workforce.
Mississippi Governor’s Education Human Capital Task Force
Interim Report #1
This report outlines progress and initial recommendations of the Mississippi Governor’s Education Human Capital Task Force on the first of three priority issues: recruitment and retention of quality teachers. It includes short-term and longer-term actions to strengthen teacher preparation for remote learning and for social-emotional learning, with special attention to how the COVID-19 pandemic may inform changes.
Mississippi: A Turning Point
A Turning Point is the ninth biennial report to SREB states on their progress in meeting SREB’s Challenge to Lead goals for education. The 2020 report focuses on Charting a Course to 2030 — evaluating how well states are preparing their workforces for the future economy. Each customized state report documents advancement on both measurable outcomes and state policies. Through effective policy implementation, the goals can help states drive improvements in student achievement, high school graduation, college completion and workforce readiness.
