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Of the 3,540 students enrolled in Simpson County schools in 2019-2020, 49.8% were Black or African American, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Simpson County students.

This is a 0.3% decrease from the previous school year.

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

A snapshot of Simpson County schools showed 49.8% students were Black or African American, 46.7% were White, 0.9% were Hispanic or Latino and 0.7% were Two or More Races.

There are seven schools in Simpson 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 %
Magee Elementary School	-	52.5	-	4.9	39.6
Magee High School	-	58.8	5.1	-	35
Magee Middle School	-	59	2.3	-	37
Mendenhall Elementary School	-	46.2	-	-	51.7
Mendenhall High School	-	50.6	-	-	48.2
Mendenhall Junior High School	-	53.7	-	-	44.5
Simpson Central School	-	32.9	-	-	65.2

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