This is a 1.9% decrease from the previous school year.
Mize Attendance Center had the highest enrollment in the district with 787 students.
A snapshot of Smith County School District showed 67.5% of students were white, 29.2% were Black, and 1.3% multiracial.
Smith County School District roughly covers four schools within Smith County and has a main office in Taylorsville.
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mize Attendance Center | 0% | 13.3% | 0% | 3.0% | 83.7% |
| Raleigh Elementary School | 0% | 25.6% | 0% | 2.7% | 71.7% |
| Raleigh High School | 0% | 29.4% | 0% | 2.5% | 68.1% |
| Taylorsville Attendance Center | 0% | 52.3% | 0% | 4.8% | 42.9% |
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