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Of the 3,008 students enrolled in Simpson County schools in 2022-23 school year, 50.4% were Black or African American, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Simpson County students.

This is a 3.5% decrease from the previous school year.

Countywide, Mendenhall Elementary School had the largest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2022-23 school year.

A snapshot of Simpson County schools showed that 50.4% of the students were Black or African American, 44.5% were white, 1.5% were multiracial and 0.7% were Hispanic or Latino.

There are seven schools within Simpson 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 %
Mendenhall Elementary School	0%	46.6%	0%	0%	48.4%
Mendenhall High School	0%	52.4%	0%	0%	45.5%
Magee Elementary School	0%	53.2%	0%	8.9%	35.5%
Simpson Central School	0%	37%	0%	0%	59.4%
Magee High School	0%	63.2%	2.5%	0%	32.4%
Magee Middle School	0%	50.2%	3.4%	0%	44.3%
Mendenhall Junior High School	0%	51.9%	0%	0%	45.7%