Madison County: Male students were most represented gender among students in 2022-23 school year

By SC Mississippi News

Oct 10, 2024

Of the 16,328 students in Madison County schools 51% were men and 49% were women, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

The previous year, the student body across Madison County schools was 50.9% men and 48.8% women.

Germantown High School in Madison had the highest number of boys and girls enrolled.

There are 29 schools within the county.

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.

Enrollment in Madison County by Gender Over the Years

Madison County Schools by Gender in 2022-23 School Year

School	Men	Women
Germantown High School	730	666
Madison Central High School	613	633
Madison Middle School	590	564
Madison Station Elementary School	538	497
Germantown Middle School	520	488
Ridgeland High School	509	459
Madison Crossing Elementary School	400	375
Ann Smith Elementary School	412	334
Old Town Middle School	373	334
Highland Elementary School	316	328
Mannsdale Elementary School	327	306
Mannsdale Upper Elementary School	302	297
Canton Public High School	294	303
Madison Avenue Upper Elementary School	237	243
Madison Avenue Lower Elementary School	222	215
Rosa Scott School	192	230
McNeal Elementary School	201	209
Nichols Middle School	189	207
Canton Elementary School	202	189
Huey L. Porter Middle School	194	183
Jimmie M. Goodloe Elementary School	187	186
Reuben B. Myers Canton School of Arts & Sciences	182	180
Canton Public 9th Grade School	144	116
East Flora Elementary School	119	128
Velma Jackson High School	109	93
Luther Branson School	80	78
Shirley D. Simmons Middle School	69	77
Camden Elementary School	44	64
Madison County Preschool	40	11