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Of the 16,195 students enrolled in Madison County schools in 2020-2021, 47.9% 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 0.2% decrease from the previous school year.

Ridgeland High School had the highest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2020-2021 school year.

A snapshot of Madison County schools showed 47.9% students were Black or African American, 39.2% were White, 6.2% were Hispanic or Latino, 3.6% were Asian and 1.1% 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	5.2	59.8	19.5	-	12.7
Camden Elementary	-	-	-	-	-
Canton Elementary School	-	62.5	35.9	-	-
Canton Public 9th Grade School	-	90.4	7.4	-	-
Canton Public High School	-	87.4	11.9	-	-
East Flora Elementary	-	77.5	-	-	-
Germantown High School	2	34.8	1.9	-	60.6
Germantown Middle School	2.2	29.8	-	1.5	64.9
Highland Elementary School	3.9	64.6	18.7	-	9.1
Huey L. Porter Middle School	-	84.5	14.2	-	-
Jimmie M. Goodloe Elementary School	-	87.6	11.9	-	-
Luther Branson School	-	97.1	-	-	-
Madison Avenue Lower Elementary	7.6	14.7	-	-	72.8
Madison Avenue Upper Elementary	7.2	16.5	-	2.5	71.5
Madison Central High School	5.4	27.4	1.4	1.7	64.1
Madison County Pre-School	-	52.5	-	-	35
Madison Crossing Elementary	3.2	42.2	2.5	2.3	49.8
Madison Middle School	6.9	27.6	2.4	2.1	60.9
Madison Station Elementary School	10.8	14.5	1.1	2.5	70.5
Mannsdale Elementary School	3.2	15.1	-	2.1	77.9
Mannsdale Upper Elementary School	4.2	19.5	-	2.5	71.8
Mc Neal Elementary School	-	92.1	-	-	-
Nichols Middle School	-	85.2	13.8	-	-
Old Town Middle School	4.3	70.2	14.2	3.2	8.1
Reuben B. Myers Canton School of Arts & Science	-	93	5.5	-	-
Ridgeland High School	-	69	13.6	-	12.2
Rosa Scott School	6.3	24.6	-	-	66.6
Shirley D. Simmons Middle School	-	-	-	-	-
Velma Jackson High School	-	98.3	-	-	-

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