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Of the 6,042 students enrolled in Pike County schools in 2020-2021, 71% were Black or African American, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Pike County students.

This is a 1.4% increase over the previous school year.

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

A snapshot of Pike County schools showed 71% students were Black or African American, 24.2% were White and 1.4% were Two or More Races.

There are 15 schools in Pike 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 %
Denman Junior High School	-	91.3	-	-	3.7
Eva Gordon Elementary School	-	87.9	-	-	9.9
Eva Gordon Upper Elementary School	-	87	-	-	10.7
McComb Middle School	-	89.2	-	3.9	4.1
Kennedy Elementary School	-	88.5	-	-	-
McComb High School	-	91.4	-	2.6	4.9
North Pike Elementary School	-	41.1	-	3.4	54.9
North Pike Middle School	-	44.6	-	-	52.9
North Pike Senior High School	-	38.3	-	-	59.2
North Pike Upper Elementary School	-	39.9	-	-	56.8
Osyka Elementary School	-	78.7	-	-	19.8
Otken Elementary School	-	90.1	-	4.3	3.6
South Pike Junior High School	-	84.5	-	-	12
South Pike Senior High School	-	89.4	-	-	-
Summit Elementary School	-	83.3	-	5.4	5.8

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