This is a 20.2% decrease from the previous school year.
Clarksdale High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 466 students.
A snapshot of Clarksdale Municipal School District showed 76.5% of students were Black and 23.5% were multiracial.
Clarksdale Municipal School District roughly covers seven schools within Coahoma County and has a main office in Clarksdale.
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.
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Booker T. Washington International Studies | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Clarksdale High School | 0% | 96.1% | 0% | 3.9% | 0% |
| Geo H. Oliver Visual/Perfoming Arts | 0% | 94.6% | 0% | 5.4% | 0% |
| Heidelberg School Math & Science | 0% | 96.0% | 0% | 4.0% | 0% |
| Jerome W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy | 0% | 96.8% | 0% | 3.2% | 0% |
| Oakhurst Intermediate Academy | 0% | 97.7% | 0% | 2.3% | 0% |
| W.A. Higgins Middle School Academy | 0% | 96.1% | 0% | 3.9% | 0% |
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