Of the 3,793 students enrolled in Tate County schools in 2023-24 school year, 49% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Tate County students.
This is a 3.1% increase over the previous school year.
Countywide, Senatobia Elementary School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Tate County schools showed that 49% of the students were white, 42.2% were Black or African American, 3.3% were Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% were multiracial.
There are eight schools within Tate 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 or Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senatobia Elementary School | 0% | 49.8% | 2% | 0% | 46.9% |
| Independence High School | 0% | 44.5% | 0% | 6.3% | 43.4% |
| East Tate Elementary School | 0% | 37.8% | 6.9% | 0% | 48.5% |
| Senatobia High School | 0% | 57.9% | 3.3% | 0% | 37.1% |
| Senatobia Middle School | 0% | 56.1% | 0% | 0% | 41.3% |
| Strayhorn High School | 0% | 18.6% | 8% | 5.1% | 68.4% |
| Strayhorn Elementary School | 0% | 9.5% | 6.2% | 9% | 75.4% |
| Coldwater Elementary School | 0% | 61.9% | 0% | 0% | 26.2% |
