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For the 2025-26 school year, there are 12 public schools serving 3,961 students in Picayune, MS (there are , serving 355 private students). 92% of all K-12 students in Picayune, MS are educated in public schools (compared to the MS state average of 89%).

The top ranked public schools in Picayune, MS are West Hancock Elementary School, Picayune Memorial High School and South Side Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Picayune, MS public schools have an average math proficiency score of 46% (versus the Mississippi public school average of 53%), and reading proficiency score of 41% (versus the 42% statewide average). Schools in Picayune have an average ranking of 6/10, which is in the top 50% of Mississippi public schools.

Minority enrollment is 42% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Mississippi public school average of 58% (majority Black).