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After-school in Mississippi
Updated 2026-06-13
1,094
public schools
144
81
469K
students enrolled
$14.9M
federal 21st CCLC
16K
youth served (funded)
—
kids in unmet demand
Mississippi needs more after-school seats. You could open a program.
A step-by-step guide for Mississippi — local demand, 21st CCLC funding, licensing, and how to launch.
Federal funding (21st CCLC)
FY2026
$14,852,350
15,571 youth
Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers
Afterschool Alliance — Mississippi state facts →
State funding streams
No dedicated state stream recorded — federal 21st CCLC only, as far as we've ingested.
Who's in charge
Statewide after-school network
Education & after-school conferences (39 — click to expand) Browse & filter all →
Statewide
Mississippi Statewide Afterschool Network
🗓 See network site for current events
Statewide afterschool & expanded-learning field
National
Afterschool
National AfterSchool Association
🗓 Annual (spring)
Afterschool & out-of-school-time professionals
National
Out-of-school time
BOOST Collaborative
🗓 Annual (spring, Palm Springs, CA)
OST leaders & practitioners
National
Expanded learning
Foundations, Inc.
🗓 Annual (winter)
Afterschool & expanded-learning educators
National
Summer learning
National Summer Learning Association
🗓 Annual
Summer & out-of-school-time field
National
Advocacy
Afterschool Alliance
🗓 Annual (Washington, D.C.)
Afterschool advocates & program leaders
National
Awareness
Afterschool Alliance
🗓 Annual — every October
Nationwide rally for afterschool programs
National
Out-of-school time
How Kids Learn Foundation / Temescal Associates
🗓 Annual
OST & youth-development staff
National
Program quality
The After School Institute
🗓 Annual
Afterschool program staff & directors
National
Camp & summer
American Camp Association
🗓 Annual (winter)
Camp & summer program professionals
National
Parks & rec youth programs
National Recreation and Park Association
🗓 Annual (fall)
Parks, recreation & out-of-school-time staff
National
Social-emotional learning
CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning)
🗓 Annual
Educators & OST staff focused on SEL
National
STEM in OST
STEM Next Opportunity Fund
🗓 Annual
STEM learning ecosystem leaders
National
Youth development
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
🗓 Annual
Club professionals & youth-development staff
National
Youth development
National 4-H Council
🗓 Annual
4-H & youth-development educators
National
Youth systems
Forum for Youth Investment
🗓 Periodic
Youth-serving systems & intermediaries
National
OST systems & intermediaries
Every Hour Counts
🗓 Periodic
Citywide OST system leaders
National
Statewide networks
Mott-funded 50 State Afterschool Network
🗓 Annual
State afterschool network leaders
National
Education innovation
🗓 Annual (March, Austin, TX)
Education & OST innovators
National
Education innovation
ASU+GSV
🗓 Annual (spring)
Education leaders & funders
National
Education philanthropy
Grantmakers for Education
🗓 Annual (fall)
Education & youth funders
National
K-12 ed-tech
Future of Educational Technology Conference
🗓 January 26-29, 2027, Orlando, FL
K-12 educators, tech directors, district leaders
National
K-12 ed-tech leadership
Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)
🗓 April 13-15, 2026, Chicago, IL
K-12 edtech leaders, CIOs/CTOs, superintendents
National
K-12 ed-tech & instructional strategies
ISTE+ASCD
🗓 June 28 - July 1, 2026, Orlando, FL
K-12 educators, instructional leaders, edtech professionals
National
School/district leadership
AASA, The School Superintendents Association
🗓 February 12-14, 2026, Nashville, TN
Superintendents and district administrators
National
School leadership
National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)
🗓 July 13-15, 2026, Orlando, FL
Elementary & middle-level principals and assistant principals
National
School leadership
National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)
🗓 February 6-9, 2027, Tampa, FL
Secondary school principals and assistant principals
National
STEM in OST
STEM Next Opportunity Fund
🗓 Annual
Afterschool and out-of-school-time STEM leaders
National
Summer learning
National Summer Learning Association
🗓 Annual (winter)
Summer & expanded-learning leaders
National
Youth mentoring
MENTOR National
🗓 January 28-29, 2027, Washington, DC (annual, end of National Mentoring Month)
Mentoring practitioners, researchers, funders, youth leaders, government & civic leaders
National
Youth advocacy & resilience
Georgia Southern University
🗓 Annual (early March), Savannah, GA
Teachers, principals, counselors, social workers, youth-serving professionals & community leaders
National
Summer camp & youth development
American Camp Association, NY & NJ
🗓 March 9-11, 2027, Atlantic City, NJ
Camp directors & camp professionals nationwide
National
Federal education programs (ESEA/Title I)
National Association of ESEA State Program Administrators (NAESPA)
🗓 February 23-25, 2027, Louisville, KY & online
Federal program administrators, Title I educators & school leaders
National
Professional learning
Learning Forward
🗓 Annual — every December
District administrators, principals, instructional coaches & teacher leaders
National
Science & STEM education
National Science Teaching Association (NSTA)
🗓 Twice yearly — November 4-7, 2026, Indianapolis, IN; March 17-20, 2027, Boston, MA
K-12 science teachers, STEM educators & science supervisors
National
Early childhood & school-age education
National Association for the Education of Young Children
🗓 December 5-8, 2026, Washington, DC (centennial); Dec 4-7, 2027, Chicago, IL
Early childhood educators, program leaders & school-age care professionals
National
Middle level education
Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE)
🗓 November 4-7, 2026, Nashville, TN
Middle school educators & leaders
National
Community schools & family engagement
Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) / Coalition for Community Schools
🗓 Annual (late spring)
Community school coordinators, district leaders, OST & family engagement practitioners
National
School counseling & student support
American School Counselor Association
🗓 July 11-14, 2026, New Orleans, LA
K-12 school counselors & student support staff
Specific dates and venues change each year — visit each organizer for the current schedule.
By category
General after-school78
By operator
Boys & Girls Club30
Nonprofit25
School district23
By cost
Not specified78
After-school service providers & vendors (1,416)
Organizations that run or supply Mississippi after-school programs — state-funded operators and enrichment vendors.
Operators are organizations awarded state/federal after-school funding; vendors are licensed providers servicing after-school. Each card links to its source.
Program directory
78 programs on record
| Program | Contact | Operator | Cost | Award yr | Award $ |
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Mississippi schools — breakdowns
Schools serving each grade
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Count of schools whose grade span includes each grade.
Schools by level
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Browse Mississippi schools by district (144)
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Jackson Public School District59
Desoto Co School Dist43
Rankin Co School Dist29
Madison Co School Dist24
Harrison Co School Dist23
Lamar County School District20
Pascagoula-Gautier School District19
Vicksburg Warren School Dist18
Jackson Co School Dist17
Lee County School District16
Greenwood-Leflore Cons Sch District15
Tupelo Public School Dist14
Meridian Public Schools14
Sunflower Cty Cons School District14
Greenville Public Schools13
Cleveland School Dist12
Picayune School District12
Jones Co School Dist12
Hinds Co School Dist12
Gulfport School Dist11
Lowndes Co School Dist11
Canton Public School Dist11
Covington County School District11
Lauderdale Co School Dist11
Biloxi Public School Dist11
Natchez-Adams School District10
Alcorn School Dist10
Marshall Co School Dist10
Mccomb School District10
Laurel School District9
Itawamba County School Dist9
George Co School Dist9
Columbus Municipal School Dist9
Pontotoc Co School Dist9
Simpson Co School Dist9
Scott Co School Dist9
Clarksdale Municipal School Dist9
South Pike School Dist9
Clinton Public School Dist9
Hattiesburg Public School Dist9
Tate Co School Dist8
West Point Consolidated School Dist8
Brookhaven School Dist8
Wayne Co School Dist8
Tishomingo Co Sp Mun Sch Dist8
Holmes County Consolidated Sd8
Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist8
Smith Co School Dist8
Tunica County School District8
South Panola School District8
Prentiss Co School Dist7
Louisville Municipal School Dist7
South Tippah School Dist7
Ocean Springs School Dist7
Yazoo City Municipal School Dist7
Marion Co School Dist7
Oxford School District7
Pontotoc City Schools7
Calhoun Co School Dist7
Hancock Co School Dist7
Quitman School Dist6
Walthall Co School Dist6
Greene County School District6
North Panola School District6
Choctaw Co School Dist6
Moss Point Separate School Dist6
Grenada School Dist6
Kosciusko School District6
Forrest County School District6
Lawrence Co School Dist6
Perry Co School Dist6
Leake Co School Dist6
Jefferson Co School Dist6
Attala Co School Dist6
Petal School Dist5
Coahoma County School District5
Wilkinson Co School Dist5
North Pike School Dist5
Poplarville Separate School Dist5
Long Beach School Dist5
Amory School Dist5
Pearl Public School District5
New Albany Public Schools5
Lafayette Co School Dist5
Holly Springs School Dist5
Webster Co School Dist5
Monroe Co School Dist5
Franklin Co School Dist5
Claiborne Co School Dist4
Jefferson Davis Co School Dist4
Yazoo Co School Dist4
Pearl River Co School Dist4
Newton County School District4
Booneville School Dist4
Leland School Dist4
West Tallahatchie School District4
Okolona Separate School Dist4
Newton Municipal School District4
Senatobia Municipal School Dist4
Quitman Co School Dist4
Hollandale School Dist4
Bay St Louis Waveland School Dist4
Western Line School District4
Columbia School District4
Noxubee County School District4
West Jasper Consolidated Schools4
South Delta School District4
East Tallahatchie Consol Sch Dist4
Stone Co School Dist4
Union Co School Dist4
Lincoln County School District4
Copiah Co School Dist4
Humphreys Co School Dist4
Benton Co School Dist4
Pass Christian Public School Dist4
East Jasper Consolidated Sch Dist3
Union Public School Dist3
Nettleton School Dist3
Enterprise School Dist3
Forest Municipal School Dist3
North Tippah School Dist3
Baldwyn School District3
Corinth School Dist3
North Bolivar Cons School Dist3
Hazlehurst City School District3
Neshoba County School District3
Kemper Co School Dist3
Aberdeen School Dist3
Winona-Montgomery Consolidated3
Amite County School District3
Water Valley School District2
Coffeeville School Dist2
Carroll County School Dist2
Ms Schls For The Deaf And The Blind2
Richton School Dist2
West Bolivar Cons School Dist2
Philadelphia Public School Dist2
Roger Amos Mcmurtry Adm1
Joel E. Smillow Prep1
Hudspeth Center Administration1
Ellisville State School Adm1
Mdhs Division Of Youth Services1
Clarksdale Collegiate District1
Forrest County Ag High School1
Public schools (click to collapse)
1,094 schools on record · 468,956 students · 240 cities · 81 counties
★ Best schools in Mississippi →
Public schools (click to collapse)
1,094 schools on record · 468,956 students · 240 cities · 81 counties
★ Best schools in Mississippi →| School | City | District | County | Region | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
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