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For the 2025-26 school year, there are 4 public schools serving 1,538 students in Lexington, MS (there are , serving 242 private students). 86% of all K-12 students in Lexington, MS are educated in public schools (compared to the MS state average of 89%).

The top-ranked public schools in Lexington, MS are Holmes County Central High School, William Dean Jr. Elementary School and S V Marshall Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Lexington, MS public schools have an average math proficiency score of 29% (versus the Mississippi public school average of 53%), and reading proficiency score of 14% (versus the 42% statewide average). Schools in Lexington have an average ranking of 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Mississippi public schools.

Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Mississippi public school average of 58% (majority Black).