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Enrollment by Ethnicity: Black was most represented background in Coahoma County School District in 2022-23 school year

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Black students made up 94.8% of the 988 students enrolled in Coahoma County School District during the 2022-23 school year, making them the most represented ethnicity, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 7.0% decrease from the previous school year.

Coahoma County Junior-Senior High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 516 students.

A snapshot of Coahoma County School District showed 94.8% of students were Black and 2.5% white.

Coahoma County School District roughly covers four schools within Coahoma County and has a main office in Clarksdale.

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.

Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in the 2022-23 School Year Enrollment in Coahoma County School District

Black [94.8%]Ethnicities <5% [2.5%]
Enrollment in Coahoma County School District by Ethnicity in the 2022-23 School Year

SchoolAsian Enrollment %Black or African American %Hispanic of Latino %Multiracial %White %
Coahoma County Junior-Senior High School0%95.0%0%2.1%2.9%
Friars Point Elementary School0%88.3%0%4.8%6.9%
Jonestown Elementary School0%100.0%0%0.0%0%
Lyon Elementary School0%96.2%0%3.8%0%

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