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What background was most represented in Clarksdale Collegiate schools in 2022-23 school year?

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Black students made up 92.6% of the 511 students enrolled in Clarksdale Collegiate schools during the 2022-23 school year, making them the most represented ethnicity, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 12.9% increase over the previous school year.

Clarksdale Collegiate had the highest enrollment in the district with 511 students.

A snapshot of Clarksdale Collegiate schools showed 92.6% of students were Black and 5.5% white.

Clarksdale Collegiate roughly covers one school 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.

Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in the 2022-23 School Year Enrollment in Clarksdale Collegiate

Black [92.6%]White [5.5%]Ethnicities <5% [1.9%]
Enrollment in Clarksdale Collegiate Schools by Ethnicity in the 2022-23 School Year

SchoolAsian Enrollment %Black or African American %Hispanic of Latino %Multiracial %White %
Clarksdale Collegiate0%92.6%0%1.9%5.5%

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