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Of the 2,443 students enrolled in Smith County schools in 2022-23 school year, 67.5% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Smith County students.

This is a 1.9% decrease from the previous school year.

Countywide, Mize Attendance Center had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year.

A snapshot of Smith County schools showed that 67.5% of the students were white, 29.2% were Black or African American and 1.3% were multiracial.

There are four schools within Smith 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 %
Mize Attendance Center	0%	13.3%	0%	2%	83.7%
Taylorsville Attendance Center	0%	52.3%	0%	2.6%	42.9%
Raleigh Elementary School	0%	25.6%	0%	0%	71.7%
Raleigh High School	0%	29.4%	0%	0%	68.1%