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Tuesday, May 7, 2024

2022-23 School Year: What were the backgrounds of Senatobia Municipal School District students?

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Black students made up 53.6% of the 1,666 students enrolled in Senatobia Municipal School District during the 2022-23 school year, making them the most represented ethnicity, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 1.0% decrease from the previous school year.

Senatobia Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the district with 833 students.

A snapshot of Senatobia Municipal School District showed 53.6% of students were Black, 43.1% were white, and 1.7% Hispanic.

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

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 Senatobia Municipal School District

Black [53.6%]White [43.1%]Ethnicities <5% [1.7%]
Enrollment in Senatobia Municipal School District by Ethnicity in the 2022-23 School Year

SchoolAsian Enrollment %Black or African American %Hispanic of Latino %Multiracial %White %
Senatobia Elementary School0%50.2%1.9%1.3%46.6%
Senatobia High School0%56.5%3.0%1.0%39.5%
Senatobia Middle School0%57.7%0%2.5%39.8%

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