Of the 1,693 students enrolled in Lawrence County School District in the 2023-24 school year, 51.5% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 1.4% decrease from the previous school year.
Among the five schools in the district, Lawrence County High School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Lawrence County School District’s student body showed that 51.5% of students were white, 42.8% were Black, 3.1% were multiracial, and 2.2% were 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.
| School | % Asian | % Black or African American | % Hispanic or Latino | % Multiracial | % White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence County High School | 0% | 44.5% | 0% | 4.8% | 50.7% |
| Monticello Elementary School | 0% | 46.5% | 4.0% | 2.8% | 46.7% |
| New Hebron Attendance Center | 0% | 63.7% | 0% | 4.2% | 32.1% |
| Rod Paige Middle School | 0% | 47.9% | 0% | 9.5% | 42.6% |
| Topeka Tilton Attendance Center | 0% | 12.0% | 0% | 4.5% | 83.5% |
