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Of the 3,964 students enrolled in Copiah County schools in 2019-2020, 66.7% were Black or African American, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Copiah County students.

This is a 2.1% decrease from the previous school year.

Hazlehurst Elementary School had the highest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2019-2020 school year.

A snapshot of Copiah County schools showed 66.7% students were Black or African American, 23% were White, 8.5% were Hispanic or Latino and 0.3% were Two or More Races.

There are seven schools in Copiah County.

Mississippi has continually struggled with public education. The most recent Report Card on American Education, from a right-leaning think tank, gave the state a C-. This is consistent with ratings stretching back nearly one decade.

The nonpartisan Education Week also ranked Mississippi schools as C- in their most recent analysis.

School	Asian Enrollment %	Black or African American %	Hispanic of Latino %	Two or More Races %	White %
Crystal Springs Elementary School	-	77.3	8.1	-	12.6
Crystal Springs High School	-	82.1	9.5	-	7.7
Crystal Springs Middle School	-	82.5	7.7	-	8.5
Hazlehurst Elementary School	-	82.3	12.7	1.7	3
Hazlehurst High School	-	89.8	8.3	-	-
Hazlehurst Middle School	-	84.8	11.8	-	-
Wesson Attendance Center	-	14.9	3.9	-	79

Some information provided by the Mississippi Department of Education may be incomplete.