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2022-23 School Year: What were the backgrounds of Lawrence County School District students?

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White students made up 52.9% of the 1,696 students enrolled in Lawrence County School District during the 2022-23 school year, making them the most represented ethnicity, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 5.4% decrease from the previous school year.

Lawrence County High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 535 students.

A snapshot of Lawrence County School District showed 52.9% of students were white, 42.1% were Black, 1.5% were multiracial, and 0.6% Hispanic.

Lawrence County School District roughly covers five schools within Lawrence County and has a main office in Monticello.

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 Lawrence County School District

White [52.9%]Black [42.1%]Ethnicities <5% [2.1%]
Enrollment in Lawrence County School District by Ethnicity in the 2022-23 School Year

SchoolAsian Enrollment %Black or African American %Hispanic of Latino %Multiracial %White %
Lawrence County High School0%46.5%0%4.0%49.5%
Monticello Elementary School0%46.9%3.3%2.6%47.2%
New Hebron Attendance Center0%57.5%0%3.5%39.0%
Rod Paige Middle School0%49.0%0%7.0%44.0%
Topeka Tilton Attendance Center0%11.2%0%5.1%83.7%

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