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Of the 573 students enrolled in Jefferson County schools in 2020-2021, 97.9% were Black or African American, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Jefferson County students.

This is a 0.3% decrease from the previous school year.

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

A snapshot of Jefferson County schools showed 97.9% students were Black or African American.

There are two schools in Jefferson 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 %
Jefferson County Elementary School	-	97.9	-	-	-
Jefferson County Upper Elementary School	-	-	-	-	-

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