About the School
Mississippi School of the Arts is a public residential high school located in Brookhaven, Mississippi, on the historic Whitworth College campus. It serves artistically gifted 11th- and 12th-grade students from across the state. The school offers advanced programs in various artistic disciplines, including music, theatre, visual arts, dance, literary arts, and media arts. Its visual arts curriculum features courses in painting, mixed media, photography, and sculpture/ceramics, while the literary arts program includes playwriting and short-story writing. Mississippi School of the Arts is operated by the Mississippi State Board of Education and is funded by the Mississippi legislature.