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This is a 2.7% decrease from the previous school year.
Countywide, Byhalia Elementary School (K-4) had the largest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2022-23 school year.
A snapshot of Marshall County schools showed that 56.8% of the students were Black or African American, 24.8% were white, 11.7% were Hispanic or Latino and 3.4% were multiracial.
There are 12 schools within Marshall County.
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 % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byhalia Elementary School (Grades K-4) | 0% | 43% | 19.4% | 9.8% | 27.9% |
| Byhalia High School (Grades 9-12) | 0% | 50.5% | 21.9% | 0% | 20.5% |
| Byhalia Middle School (Grades 5-8) | 0% | 43% | 26.6% | 0% | 22.3% |
| H.W. Byers High School (Grades 5-12) | 0% | 53.5% | 14.1% | 5.7% | 26.7% |
| Potts Camp High School (Grades 4-12) | 0% | 31.6% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 59.6% |
| Holly Springs Primary School | 0% | 88% | 0% | 5.6% | 6.4% |
| Holly Springs High School | 0% | 92.7% | 3.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Mary Reid School (Grades K-3) | 0% | 30.8% | 0% | 7.7% | 58.6% |
| Holly Springs Intermediate School | 0% | 92.5% | 0% | 0% | 4.8% |
| H.W. Byers Elementary (Grades K-4) | 0% | 41.1% | 15% | 0% | 37.4% |
| Holly Springs Junior High School | 0% | 92.8% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Galena Elementary School (Grades K-6) | 0% | 75.6% | 0% | 0% | 14.4% |
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