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Of the 3,688 students enrolled in Coahoma County schools in 2020-2021, 94.9% 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 0.5% increase over the previous school year.

Clarksdale High School had the highest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2020-2021 school year.

A snapshot of Coahoma County schools showed 94.9% students were Black or African American and 2% were White.

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	-	93	-	-	6.4
Clarksdale High School	-	96.9	-	-	-
Coahoma County Jr/Sr High School	-	93	-	-	4.8
Friars Point Elementary School	-	96.7	-	-	-
Geo H. Oliver Visual/Perf. Arts School	-	96.4	-	-	-
Heidelberg School Math and Science	-	98.2	-	-	-
Jerome W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy	-	97.5	-	-	-
Jonestown Elementary School	-	100	-	-	-
Kirkpatrick Health and Medical Science Magnet School	-	91.6	-	-	-
Lyon Elementary School	-	96.9	-	-	-
Oakhurst Intermediate Academy	-	95.6	-	-	-
Sherard Elementary School	-	76	-	-	19.2
W.A. Higgins Middle School Academy	-	96.3	-	-	-

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