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Of the 3,714 students enrolled in Coahoma County schools in 2019-2020, 94.4% were Black or African American, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Coahoma County students.

This is a 0.2% increase over the previous school year.

Clarksdale High School had the highest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2019-2020 school year.

A snapshot of Coahoma County schools showed 94.4% students were Black or African American, 2.5% were White and 0.3% were Hispanic or Latino.

There are 14 schools in Coahoma County.

Mississippi has continually struggled with public education. The most recent Report Card on American Education, from a right-leaning think tank, gave the state a C-. This is consistent with ratings stretching back nearly one decade.

The nonpartisan Education Week also ranked Mississippi schools as C- in their most recent analysis.

School	Asian Enrollment %	Black or African American %	Hispanic of Latino %	Two or More Races %	White %
Booker T. Washington International Studies Magnet School	-	-	-	-	-
Clarksdale Collegiate Charter School	-	91.9	-	-	6.5
Clarksdale High School	-	98.7	-	-	-
Coahoma County Jr/Sr High School	-	91.8	2.7	-	5.3
Friars Point Elementary School	-	92.8	-	-	-
Geo H. Oliver Visual/Perf. Arts School	-	96.1	-	-	-
Heidelberg School Math and Science	-	96.6	-	-	-
Jerome W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy	-	95.7	-	-	-
Jonestown Elementary School	-	100	-	-	-
Kirkpatrick Health and Medical Science Magnet School	-	90.8	-	-	4.6
Lyon Elementary School	-	95.1	-	-	-
Oakhurst Intermediate Academy	-	96.8	-	-	-
Sherard Elementary School	-	73.5	-	-	22.3
W.A. Higgins Middle School Academy	-	97.7	-	-	-

Some information provided by the Mississippi Department of Education may be incomplete.