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Black had the largest percent of student body in Marshall County School District in 2022-23 school year

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Black students made up 37.3% of the 2,777 students enrolled in Marshall County School District during the 2022-23 school year, making them the most represented ethnicity, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 15.4% decrease from the previous school year.

Byhalia Elementary School (Grades K-4) had the highest enrollment in the district with 553 students.

A snapshot of Marshall County School District showed 37.3% of students were Black, 19.7% were white, 15% were Hispanic, and 2.7% multiracial.

Marshall County School District roughly covers six schools within Marshall County and has a main office in Holly Springs.

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.

Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in the 2022-23 School Year Enrollment in Marshall County School District

Black [37.3%]White [19.7%]Hispanic [15%]Ethnicities <5% [2.7%]
Enrollment in Marshall County School District by Ethnicity in the 2022-23 School Year

SchoolAsian Enrollment %Black or African American %Hispanic of Latino %Multiracial %White %
Byhalia Elementary School (Grades K-4)0%43.0%19.4%9.7%27.9%
Byhalia High School (Grades 9-12)0%50.5%21.9%7.1%20.5%
Byhalia Middle School (Grades 5-8)0%43.0%26.6%8.1%22.3%
Galena Elementary School (Grades K-6)0%75.6%0%10.0%14.4%
H.W. Byers Elementary (Grades K-4)0%41.1%15.0%6.5%37.4%
H.W. Byers High School (Grades 5-12)0%53.5%14.1%5.7%26.7%

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