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What background was most represented in Tate County School District schools in 2021-22 school year?

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Black students made up 21.8% of the 2,036 students enrolled in Tate County School District schools during the 2021-22 school year, making them the most represented ethnicity, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 33.7% decrease from the previous school year.

East Tate Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the district with 482 students.

A snapshot of Tate County School District schools showed 21.8% of students were Black, 15.7% were white, 1.3% were multiracial, and 1.2% Hispanic.

Tate County School District roughly covers three schools within Tate County and has a main office in Coldwater.

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 a decade.

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

Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in the 2021-22 School Year Enrollment in Tate County School District

Black [21.8%]White [15.7%]Ethnicities <5% [2.5%]
Enrollment in Tate County School District Schools by Ethnicity in the 2021-22 School Year

SchoolAsian Enrollment %Black or African American %Hispanic of Latino %Multiracial %White %
Coldwater Elementary School0%68.5%0%10.7%20.8%
Coldwater High School0%68.0%0%13.2%18.8%
East Tate Elementary School0%38.6%5.2%5.4%50.8%

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