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This is a 0.7% increase over the previous school year.
Countywide, Scott Central Attendance Center had the largest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2022-23 school year.
A snapshot of Scott County schools showed that 37.3% of the students were Black or African American, 34.5% were white, 23.0% were Hispanic or Latino and 3.3% were multiracial.
There are 11 schools within Scott 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 | Asian % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Central Attendance Center | 0% | 52.5% | 7% | 5% | 35.1% |
| Forest Elementary School | 0% | 41.4% | 45.8% | 4% | 7.9% |
| Morton Elementary School | 0% | 27.7% | 33.7% | 0% | 32.4% |
| Sebastopol Attendance Center | 0% | 14.1% | 0% | 2.3% | 82.3% |
| Bettye Mae Jack Middle School | 0% | 29% | 32.9% | 6.5% | 30.8% |
| Hawkins Middle School | 0% | 41.1% | 42.8% | 4.6% | 10.3% |
| Morton High School | 0% | 32.2% | 25.6% | 6% | 36.3% |
| Forest High School | 0% | 48.3% | 38.8% | 3.2% | 8.6% |
| Lake Elementary School | 0% | 38.6% | 0% | 0% | 56.1% |
| Lake Middle School | 0% | 45.9% | 0% | 0% | 49.2% |
| Lake High School | 0% | 49.3% | 0% | 0% | 47.5% |
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