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Overall, the Mississippi pre-K access rate for four-year-olds across provider types was 77.84% in 2023-2024 compared to 67.29% in 2017-2018. These rates represent the total percentage of four-year-old children served statewide when combining enrollments across provider types (public school districts, Head Start, and licensed childcare).

County Dashboard

The overall state access rate for four-year-olds was 77.84% in 2023-2024, which is a +10.55 percentage point increase since 2017-2018.

School District Dashboard

The statewide public access rate for public school kindergarteners who previously attended public pre-K was 53.53% in 2023-2024, which is a +9.97 percentage point increase since 2017-2018.

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Designer


Grace Breazeale, Director of Research and K-12 Policy

Data Analyst


Micayla Tatum, Director of Early Childhood Policy