This is a 3.2% decrease from the previous school year.
Brookhaven High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 769 students.
A snapshot of Brookhaven School District showed 63.6% of students were Black, 29.4% were white, 5% were multiracial, and 0.4% Hispanic.
Brookhaven School District roughly covers five schools within Lincoln County and has a main office in Brookhaven.
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 Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Junior High School | 0% | 63.2% | 0% | 5.9% | 30.9% |
| Brookhaven Elementary School | 0% | 61.7% | 0% | 8.9% | 29.4% |
| Brookhaven High School | 0% | 66.6% | 1.3% | 4.4% | 27.7% |
| Lipsey School | 0% | 67.3% | 0% | 8.0% | 24.7% |
| Mamie Martin Elementary School | 0% | 59.6% | 0% | 7.5% | 32.9% |
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