This is a 2.5% decrease from the previous school year.
Leake Central Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the district with 890 students.
A snapshot of Leake County School District schools showed 61.7% of students were Black, 18.9% were white, 15.5% were Hispanic, and 2% multiracial.
Leake County School District roughly covers five schools within Leake County and has a main office in Carthage.
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 a decade.
The nonpartisan Education Week also ranked Mississippi schools as C- in their most recent analysis.
Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in the 2021-22 School Year Enrollment in Leake County School District
Enrollment in Leake County School District Schools by Ethnicity in the 2021-22 School Year
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leake Central Elementary School | 0% | 57.6% | 20.0% | 3.4% | 19.0% |
| Leake Central High School | 0% | 57.7% | 19.6% | 5.7% | 17.0% |
| Leake Central Junior High School | 0% | 60.0% | 18.4% | 4.3% | 17.3% |
| Leake County Elementary School | 0% | 66.8% | 3.6% | 1.6% | 28.0% |
| Leake County High School | 0% | 78.6% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 13.5% |
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