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Mississippi Private Schools Belonging to Membership Associations

For the 2026-27 school year, there are 173 private schools belonging to membership associations in Mississippi.
The most popular school membership associations are Other school association(s) (35% of schools), National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) (17% of schools) and State or regional independent school association (16% of schools).

Quick Facts (26-27)

  • # Private Schools: 173

Quick Facts (26-27)

  • # Private Schools: 173

Top Ranked Mississippi Private Schools by Membership Association (2026-27)

Membership Association
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
Accelerated Christian Education (School of Tomorrow) (ACE)
12
811
20%
American Association of Christian Schools (AACS)
10
1,057
47%
American Montessori Society (AMS)
3
77
15%
Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
24
5,641
27%
Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS)
2
162
30%
Association of Classical Christian Schools (ACCS)
4
1,079
6%
Christian Schools International (CSI)
1
545
8%
Cognia (formerly AdvancED / SACS CASI / NCA CASI) (Cognia)
21
7,118
16%
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (Education) (GCSDAC)
6
171
72%
Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools (MSA-CESS)
1
1,162
7%
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
2
285
14%
National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES)
5
1,638
34%
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
8
5,609
20%
National Association of Laboratory Schools (NALS)
1
47
34%
National Association of Private Special Education Centers (NAPSEC)
1
183
49%
National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
30
8,479
21%
National Christian School Association (NCSA)
2
372
22%
National Council for Private School Accreditation (NCPSA)
1
88
19%
National Independent Private School Association (NIPSA)
7
772
64%
Orton Gillingham Academy of Practioners and Educators
1
644
8%
Other associations(s) for exceptional children
1
116
20%
Other religious school association(s)
7
543
8%
Other school association(s)
60
15,084
14%
Other special emphasis association(s)
4
1,018
4%
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
15
7,578
12%
Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS)
8
5,812
22%
Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools (SBACS)
1
85
100%
State or regional independent school association
27
8,973
12%
The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
1
341
5%

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