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Of the 5,529 students in Scott County schools, 52.5% were men and 47.5% were women, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

The previous year, the student body across Scott County schools was 52.5% men and 47.5% women.

Scott Central Attendance Center in Forest had the highest number of boy and girl students.

There are 11 schools within Scott 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	Men	Women
Bettye Mae Jack Middle School	284	242
Forest Elementary School	385	308
Forest High School	231	202
Hawkins Middle School	267	261
Lake Elementary School	136	146
Lake High School	119	117
Lake Middle School	118	121
Morton Elementary School	334	311
Morton High School	244	213
Scott Central Attendance Center	459	406
Sebastopol Attendance Center	324	301

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