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Of the 3,711 students enrolled in Copiah County schools in 2021-2022, 45.9% were White, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Copiah County students.

This is a 24.7% increase over the previous school year.

Wesson Attendance Center had the highest enrollment of White students in the 2021-2022 school year.

A snapshot of Copiah County schools showed 45.9% students were White.

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	-	-	-	-	10.7
Crystal Springs High School	0	-	-	-	7.7
Crystal Springs Middle School	-	-	-	-	9.7
Hazlehurst Elementary School	0	-	-	-	1.6
Hazlehurst High School	0	-	-	-	-
Hazlehurst Middle School	0	-	-	-	-
Wesson Attendance Center	-	-	-	-	78.7

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