SC Mississippi News

Of the 5,634 students in Scott County schools 51.4% were men and 48.6% were women, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

The previous year, the student body across Scott County schools was 52.5% men and 47.5% women.

Scott Central Attendance Center in Forest had the highest number of boys and girls enrolled.

There are 11 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.

School	Men	Women
Scott Central Attendance Center	462	436
Forest Elementary School	398	309
Morton Elementary School	332	350
Sebastopol Attendance Center	336	324
Bettye Mae Jack Middle School	283	252
Hawkins Middle School	244	230
Morton High School	234	235
Forest High School	241	223
Lake Elementary School	136	144
Lake Middle School	123	121
Lake High School	108	113