Of the 2,710 students enrolled in Natchez-Adams School District in the 2023-24 school year, 58.2% were Black, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 0.3% decrease from the previous school year.
Among the four schools in the district, Natchez High School had the largest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Natchez-Adams School District’s student body showed that 89.2% of students were Black, 7.5% were white, 2.7% were multiracial, and 0.4% were Hispanic.
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.
| School | % Asian | % Black or African American | % Hispanic or Latino | % Multiracial | % White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaurin Elementary School | 0% | 82.4% | 0% | 5.2% | 12.4% |
| Natchez Early College at Copiah-Lincoln | 0% | 87.2% | 0% | 3.2% | 9.6% |
| Natchez High School | 0% | 91.6% | 0% | 2.7% | 5.7% |
| Susie B. West Elementary School | 0% | 89.9% | 0% | 3.1% | 7.0% |
