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Of the 1,677 students enrolled in Walthall County schools in 2020-2021, 62.4% 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 1.6% increase over the previous school year.

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

A snapshot of Walthall County schools showed 62.4% students were Black or African American, 32.1% were White, 1.7% were Two or More Races and 0.8% were Hispanic or Latino.

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	-	44.3	-	-	46.8
Salem Attendance Center	-	26	-	3.4	68.4
Tylertown Elementary School	-	80.2	-	-	14
Tylertown High School	-	78.4	2.5	-	17.4
Tylertown Primary School	-	74.9	-	3.5	18.5

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