This is a 13.7% decrease from the previous school year.
Mendenhall Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the district with 579 students.
A snapshot of Simpson County School District showed 45% of students were Black, 35.9% were white, 1.5% were multiracial, and 0.7% Hispanic.
Simpson County School District roughly covers six schools within Simpson County and has a main office in Magee.
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.
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magee Elementary School | 0% | 53.2% | 0% | 11.3% | 35.5% |
| Magee High School | 0% | 63.2% | 2.5% | 1.9% | 32.4% |
| Magee Middle School | 0% | 50.2% | 3.4% | 2.1% | 44.3% |
| Mendenhall Elementary School | 0% | 46.6% | 0% | 5.0% | 48.4% |
| Mendenhall High School | 0% | 52.4% | 0% | 2.1% | 45.5% |
| Mendenhall Junior High School | 0% | 51.9% | 0% | 2.4% | 45.7% |
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