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Of the 1,812 students enrolled in Walthall County schools in 2019-2020, 60.8% were Black or African American, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Walthall County students.

This is a 0.9% decrease from the previous school year.

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

A snapshot of Walthall County schools showed 60.8% students were Black or African American, 33.8% were White and 2.3% were Two or More Races.

There are five schools in Walthall 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 %
Dexter Elementary School	-	44.6	-	-	45.7
Salem Attendance Center	-	26.5	-	3.3	68.2
Tylertown Elementary School	-	77	-	-	17.2
Tylertown High School	-	73.4	-	2.6	22.4
Tylertown Primary School	-	77.8	-	2.9	16.5

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