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Of the 3,876 students enrolled in Marshall County schools in 2020-2021, 58% were Black or African American, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Marshall County students.

This is a 0.6% decrease from the previous school year.

Holly Springs Primary School had the highest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2020-2021 school year.

A snapshot of Marshall County schools showed 58% students were Black or African American, 26.1% were White, 9.7% were Hispanic or Latino and 1.1% were Two or More Races.

There are 12 schools in Marshall 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 %
Byhalia Elementary School	-	40.3	20.4	-	30.9
Byhalia High School	-	52.3	19.3	-	22.9
Byhalia Middle School	-	46.1	20.8	-	27.7
Galena Elementary School	-	86.4	-	-	-
H. W. Byers Elementary	-	44.4	11.5	-	38.3
H. W. Byers High School	-	51.9	12.7	5.1	30.3
Holly Springs High School	-	94.4	-	-	-
Holly Springs Intermediate School	-	92.5	-	-	-
Holly Springs Junior High School	-	90.5	-	-	-
Holly Springs Primary School	-	91.6	-	-	6.3
Mary Reid School	-	30.6	-	-	60.2
Potts Camp High School	-	28.2	4.7	4.7	62.5

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