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2022-23 School Year: What were the backgrounds of Natchez-Adams School District students?

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Black students made up 56.6% of the 2,842 students enrolled in Natchez-Adams School District during the 2022-23 school year, making them the most represented ethnicity, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 37.0% decrease from the previous school year.

Natchez High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 665 students.

A snapshot of Natchez-Adams School District showed 56.6% of students were Black, 5.6% were white, and 0.6% multiracial.

Natchez-Adams School District roughly covers four schools within Adams County and has a main office in Natchez.

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 Natchez-Adams School District

Black [56.6%]White [5.6%]Ethnicities <5% [0.6%]
Enrollment in Natchez-Adams School District by Ethnicity in the 2022-23 School Year

SchoolAsian Enrollment %Black or African American %Hispanic of Latino %Multiracial %White %
McLaurin Elementary School0%84.3%0%4.4%11.3%
Natchez Early College at Copiah-Lincoln0%87.8%0%4.0%8.2%
Natchez High School0%92.9%0%1.5%5.6%
Susie B. West Elementary School0%86.7%0%2.7%10.6%

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