Of the 22,675 students enrolled in Rankin County schools in 2023-24 school year, 58.9% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Rankin County students.
This is a 3% decrease from the previous school year.
Countywide, Northwest Rankin High School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Rankin County schools showed that 58.9% of the students were white, 28.1% were Black or African American, 6.4% were multiracial, 3.1% were Hispanic or Latino and 1% were Asian.
There are 32 schools within Rankin County.
Mississippi’s schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.
Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.
Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.
| School | Asian % | Black or African American % | Hispanic or Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Rankin High School | 3.8% | 31.8% | 0% | 7.9% | 53.8% |
| Brandon High School | 0.8% | 34.9% | 1.3% | 5.5% | 57.5% |
| Northwest Rankin Middle School | 3.3% | 31.4% | 2.3% | 9.8% | 53.4% |
| Pearl High School | 0.9% | 43.1% | 7.8% | 5.3% | 42.5% |
| Brandon Middle School | 0% | 34.6% | 0% | 6.1% | 57.2% |
| Pearl Junior High School | 0% | 39.5% | 8.3% | 7.2% | 43.8% |
| Rouse Elementary School | 0% | 32.4% | 0% | 8.7% | 56.8% |
| Richland High School | 0% | 29.6% | 11.5% | 0% | 46.4% |
| Stonebridge Elementary School | 0% | 30.5% | 1.5% | 9.3% | 57.6% |
| Florence High School | 0% | 14.3% | 0% | 6.3% | 78.1% |
| Pearl Lower Elementary School | 0% | 35.8% | 8% | 11.6% | 43.1% |
| Brandon Elementary School | 0% | 31.9% | 0% | 8.4% | 56.8% |
| Northside Elementary School | 0% | 35.9% | 7.6% | 7.3% | 47.8% |
| Pearl Upper School | 0% | 34.9% | 9% | 6.8% | 47.8% |
| Florence Middle School | 0% | 11% | 0% | 0% | 83.1% |
| Steen’s Creek Elementary School | 0% | 11.6% | 0% | 5.1% | 82.4% |
| Northshore Elementary School | 0% | 17.5% | 0% | 5.3% | 74% |
| McLaurin Elementary School | 0% | 14.5% | 5.1% | 9.4% | 70.5% |
| Pisgah Elementary School | 0% | 10.2% | 0% | 7.3% | 81.8% |
| Oakdale Elementary School | 2.2% | 29% | 2.2% | 7.6% | 59% |
| Florence Elementary School | 0% | 13.4% | 0% | 0% | 81.7% |
| McLaurin Attendance Center | 0% | 19.5% | 2.4% | 9.5% | 67.8% |
| Highland Bluff Elementary School | 4.6% | 30.4% | 2.2% | 9.4% | 53.4% |
| Northwest Elementary School | 5.7% | 33.1% | 0% | 8.7% | 50.9% |
| Pisgah High School | 0% | 11.6% | 0% | 0% | 84.1% |
| Flowood Elementary School | 6.6% | 33.8% | 6.6% | 11% | 42.1% |
| Richland Upper Elementary School | 0% | 24.5% | 15.4% | 0% | 46.7% |
| Pelahatchie Elementary School | 0% | 18.3% | 0% | 6.8% | 70.7% |
| Richland Elementary School | 0% | 21.7% | 13.6% | 0% | 50.8% |
| Puckett Elementary School | 0% | 16.1% | 0% | 0% | 79.4% |
| Pelahatchie Attendance Center | 0% | 22.7% | 0% | 5.5% | 68.4% |
| Puckett Attendance Center | 0% | 18.1% | 0% | 3.7% | 78.2% |
