Natchez-Adams School District welcomes 2,710 students in 2023-24 school year

Natchez-Adams School District welcomed 2,710 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 4.6% decrease from the previous school year.

Natchez High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 634 students.

Natchez-Adams School District roughly covers schools within Adams County.

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 46.9%, followed by white students at 42.1%.

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.