Jackson, Mississippi

Jackson is the capital and largest city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2000 census, its population is 184,256. The Jackson metropolitan area, including its suburbs and Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Copiah, and Simpson counties, has a population of 510,000. Jackson is one of the county seats of Hinds County; Raymond is the other county seat. The city has self-styled itself as "The Best of the New South," and "The Bold, New City." Frank Melton is the current mayor of Jackson.

Jackson-Area Educational Institutions

Colleges and Universities

• Millsaps College (1890)
• Belhaven College (1883)
• Jackson State University (1877)
• Mississippi College (Clinton) (1826)
• Tougaloo College
• Reformed Theological Seminary
• University of Mississippi Medical Center, health sciences campus of the University of Mississippi (1955)
• Two campuses of Hinds Community College (1917)

Public High Schools

(All these high schools compete interscholastically in the Mississippi High School Activities Association or MHSAA)

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• Bailey Magnet High School
• Brandon High School (Brandon)
• Callaway High School
• Career Development Center
• Clinton High School (Clinton)
• Florence High School (Florence)
• Forest Hill High School
• Jim Hill High School
• Lanier High School
• Madison Central High School (Madison)
• Murrah High School
• Northwest Rankin High School (Flowood)
• Pearl High School (Pearl)
• Provine High School
• Richland High School (Richland)
• Ridgeland High School (Ridgeland)
• Terry High School (Terry)
• Wingfield High School

Private High Schools

(Some compete in the MHSAA; others in the Mississippi Private Schools Association, or MPSA)

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• The Education Center School
• Jackson Academy (MPSA)
• Jackson Preparatory School http://www.jacksonprep.net (MPSA)
• Madison-Ridgeland Academy (Madison) (MPSA)
• Saint Andrew's Episcopal School http://www.gosaints.org (Ridgeland) (MHSAA)
• Saint Joseph Catholic School (Madison) (MHSAA)