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2021-22 School Year: What were the backgrounds of Madison County School District students?

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White students made up 46.6% of the 13,032 students enrolled in Madison County School District schools during the 2021-22 school year, making them the most represented ethnicity, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 3.7% decrease from the previous school year.

Germantown High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 1,293 students.

A snapshot of Madison County School District schools showed 46.6% of students were white, 36.6% were Black, 5.1% were Hispanic, 4.8% were Asian, and 1.5% multiracial.

Madison County School District roughly covers 19 schools within Madison County and has a main office in Ridgeland.

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 Madison County School District

White [46.6%]Black [36.6%]Hispanic [5.1%]Ethnicities <5% [6.3%]
Enrollment in Madison County School District Schools by Ethnicity in the 2021-22 School Year

SchoolAsian Enrollment %Black or African American %Hispanic of Latino %Multiracial %White %
Ann Smith Elementary School4.5%60.4%21.2%2.4%11.5%
East Flora Elementary School0%73.8%0%26.2%0%
Germantown High School2.1%36.2%1.6%1.0%59.1%
Germantown Middle School3.4%31.6%1.9%2.1%61.0%
Highland Elementary School3.7%62.1%20.0%2.0%12.2%
Luther Branson School0%96.1%0%3.9%0%
Madison Avenue Lower Elementary School8.7%15.9%2.1%3.0%70.3%
Madison Avenue Upper Elementary School6.8%18.4%2.3%2.3%70.2%
Madison Central High School6.3%26.0%1.0%2.0%64.7%
Madison County Preschool0%52.4%0%47.6%0%
Madison Crossing Elementary School3.3%44.6%2.4%2.2%47.5%
Madison Middle School7.4%27.3%2.7%2.4%60.2%
Madison Station Elementary School11.8%15.4%0%4.0%68.8%
Mannsdale Elementary School4.0%16.2%0%3.8%76.0%
Mannsdale Upper Elementary School4.3%20.9%0%3.2%71.6%
Old Town Middle School0%68.3%18.2%6.2%7.3%
Ridgeland High School4.1%71.1%13.1%1.7%10.0%
Rosa Scott School7.4%28.8%0%3.8%60.0%
Shirley D. Simmons Middle School0%0%0%100%0%

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