Black students had largest percent of student body in Clarksdale Municipal School District in 2023-24 school year

Of the 1,889 students enrolled in Clarksdale Municipal School District in the 2023-24 school year, 97.1% were Black, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 0.9% increase over the previous school year.

Among the seven schools in the district, Clarksdale High School had the largest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year.

A snapshot of Clarksdale Municipal School District’s student body showed that 97.1% of students were Black, 1.2% were white, 0.9% were Hispanic, and 0.7% were multiracial.

Clarksdale Municipal School District roughly covers seven 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.