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Of the 16,660 students enrolled in Madison County schools in 2019-2020, 48.2% were Black or African American, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Madison County students.

This is a 0.1% decrease from the previous school year.

Ridgeland High School had the highest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2019-2020 school year.

A snapshot of Madison County schools showed 48.2% students were Black or African American, 39.8% were White, 6.2% were Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% were Asian and 0.7% were Two or More Races.

There are 29 schools in Madison County.

Mississippi has continually struggled with public education. The most recent Report Card on American Education, from a right-leaning think tank, gave the state a C-. This is consistent with ratings stretching back nearly one decade.

The nonpartisan Education Week also ranked Mississippi schools as C- in their most recent analysis.

School	Asian Enrollment %	Black or African American %	Hispanic of Latino %	Two or More Races %	White %
Ann Smith Elementary School	5.4	57.7	21.8	-	11.9
Camden Elementary	-	-	-	-	-
Canton Elementary School	-	64.5	34.5	-	-
Canton Public 9th Grade School	-	85.1	-	-	-
Canton Public High School	-	89.5	9.8	-	-
East Flora Elementary	-	73.2	-	-	25.3
Germantown High School	1.7	32.8	-	-	63.4
Germantown Middle School	-	29.7	2	1.3	65.2
Highland Elementary School	4.2	65	17.2	-	10.8
Huey L. Porter Middle School	-	85.4	13.1	-	-
Jimmie M. Goodloe Elementary School	-	86.1	12.5	-	-
Luther Branson School	-	95.8	-	-	-
Madison Avenue Lower Elementary	5.5	14	2.3	2.8	75.3
Madison Avenue Upper Elementary	7.2	16.1	2.9	-	71.3
Madison Central High School	5.5	26.1	1.6	0.9	66
Madison County Pre-School	-	47.4	-	-	42.1
Madison Crossing Elementary	3.1	36.5	2.5	2.2	55.7
Madison Middle School	6.1	26.2	1.4	1.5	64.8
Madison Station Elementary School	11.2	14.8	2.1	-	69.8
Mannsdale Elementary School	4.6	17	-	2	74.6
Mannsdale Upper Elementary School	4.2	19.8	-	2.3	71.9
Mc Neal Elementary School	-	91.8	7	-	-
Nichols Middle School	-	88	10.8	-	-
Old Town Middle School	3.1	70.2	13.3	2.9	10.4
Reuben B. Myers Canton School of Arts & Science	-	93.2	4.7	-	-
Ridgeland High School	-	68.2	13.8	-	13.5
Rosa Scott School	5.5	26.6	-	-	64
Shirley D. Simmons Middle School	-	98.7	-	-	-
Velma Jackson High School	-	98.9	-	-	-

Some information provided by the Mississippi Department of Education may be incomplete.