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Enrollment by Ethnicity: Black was most represented background in Leake County School District in 2022-23 school year

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Black students made up 61% of the 2,532 students enrolled in Leake County School District during the 2022-23 school year, making them the most represented ethnicity, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 2.9% decrease from the previous school year.

Leake Central Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the district with 860 students.

A snapshot of Leake County School District showed 61% of students were Black, 18.5% were white, 16.2% were Hispanic, 1.3% were multiracial, and 0.7% American Indian.

Leake County School District roughly covers five schools within Leake County and has a main office in Walnut Grove.

Mississippi's schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.

Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.

Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.

Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in the 2022-23 School Year Enrollment in Leake County School District

Black [61%]White [18.5%]Hispanic [16.2%]Ethnicities <5% [2%]
Enrollment in Leake County School District by Ethnicity in the 2022-23 School Year

SchoolAsian Enrollment %Black or African American %Hispanic of Latino %Multiracial %White %
Leake Central Elementary School0%58.8%22.1%3.2%15.9%
Leake Central High School0%57.0%20.4%5.6%17.0%
Leake Central Junior High School0%55.9%19.8%3.8%20.5%
Leake County Elementary School0%65.9%0%5.4%28.7%
Leake County High School0%76.7%4.7%4.4%14.2%

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