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

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Black students made up 75.5% of the 891 students enrolled in Wilkinson 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 32.3% decrease from the previous school year.

Wilkinson County High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 262 students.

A snapshot of Wilkinson County School District showed 75.5% of students were Black and 24.5% were multiracial.

Wilkinson County School District roughly covers four schools within Wilkinson County and has a main office in Woodville.

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 Wilkinson County School District

Black [75.5%]Ethnicities <5% [24.5%]
Enrollment in Wilkinson County School District by Ethnicity in the 2022-23 School Year

SchoolAsian Enrollment %Black or African American %Hispanic of Latino %Multiracial %White %
Finch Elementary School0%0%0%100%0%
Wilkinson County Elementary School0%94.2%0%5.8%0%
Wilkinson County High School0%98.1%0%1.9%0%
William Winans Middle School0%99.1%0%0.9%0%

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