Of the 2,463 students enrolled in Leake County schools in 2023-24 school year, 60.8% were Black or African American, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Leake County students.
This is a 3% decrease from the previous school year.
Countywide, Leake Central Elementary School had the largest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Leake County schools showed that 60.8% of the students were Black or African American, 18.1% were Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% were white, 2.3% were multiracial and 0.8% were Native American.
There are five schools within Leake 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 or Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leake Central Elementary School | 0% | 55.9% | 24.4% | 3.9% | 15% |
| Leake Central High School | 0% | 58.6% | 21.6% | 0% | 13.6% |
| Leake Central Junior High School | 0% | 59.3% | 20.4% | 2.9% | 16.5% |
| Leake County Elementary School | 0% | 65.8% | 4.1% | 3.5% | 25.2% |
| Leake County High School | 0% | 77% | 5.1% | 0% | 13.5% |
