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Of the 3,167 students enrolled in Simpson County schools in 2020-2021, 51.2% 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 1.3% increase over the previous school year.

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

A snapshot of Simpson County schools showed 51.2% students were Black or African American, 44.9% were White, 0.8% were Two or More Races and 0.6% were Hispanic or Latino.

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	-	55.2	-	4.6	36.9
Magee High School	-	60.9	4.7	-	33
Magee Middle School	-	58.4	-	-	36.5
Mendenhall Elementary School	-	47.2	-	-	50.3
Mendenhall High School	-	50.1	-	-	48.5
Mendenhall Junior High School	-	53.4	-	-	45
Simpson Central School	-	37	-	-	60.4

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