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There were 2,463 students enrolled in Leake County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.7% fewer than the previous year, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

Boys made up 50.3% of the county's student body, while the other 49.7% were girls.

Data also showed that Black students made up 60.8% of the student body, the largest percentage in Leake County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 18.1%, 16.1% white students, 2.3% multiracial students and 0.8% Native American students.

Leake Central Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Leake County’s five schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 862 students.

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 name	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Leake Central Elementary School	860	862	0.2%
Leake Central High School	612	602	-1.6%
Leake Central Junior High School	415	383	-7.7%
Leake County Elementary School	349	342	-2%
Leake County High School	296	274	-7.4%