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Of the 3,728 students enrolled in Copiah County schools in 2020-2021, 67.5% 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 0.8% increase over the previous school year.

Hazlehurst Elementary School had the highest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2020-2021 school year.

A snapshot of Copiah County schools showed 67.5% students were Black or African American, 21.2% were White, 8.5% were Hispanic or Latino and 0.4% 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	-	80.7	8.3	-	9.4
Crystal Springs High School	-	84.6	8	-	-
Crystal Springs Middle School	-	82.3	8.4	-	8
Hazlehurst Elementary School	-	81.4	14	2.1	2.2
Hazlehurst High School	-	90.5	7.7	-	-
Hazlehurst Middle School	-	84.4	12	-	-
Wesson Attendance Center	-	16.1	3.6	-	77.8

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