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Best Mississippi Private Schools Belonging to Membership Associations (2026)

For the 2026 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 (2026)

  • # Private Schools: 173

Quick Facts (2026)

  • # Private Schools: 173

Top Ranked Mississippi Private Schools by Membership Association (2026)

Membership Association
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
AdvancED, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Council on Accreditation and School Improvement
3
1,723
11%
Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) or (School of Tomorrow)
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 and Christian Schools (ACCS)
4
1,079
6%
Christian Schools International (CSI)
1
545
8%
Cognia
21
7,118
16%
General Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church (GCSDAC)
6
171
72%
Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
1
1,162
7%
National Association for the Education of Young Children
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
1
47
34%
National Association of Private Special Education Centers
1
183
49%
National Catholic Education Association
2
576
10%
National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
29
8,138
21%
National Christian School Association (NCSA)
2
372
22%
National Council for Private School Accreditation
1
88
19%
National Independent Private Schools Association
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 (SACS)
12
5,855
11%
Southern Association of Independent Schools
8
5,812
21%
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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