SW Mississippi News

Of the 1,473 students in Wilkinson County schools, 51.3% were men and 48.7% were women, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

The previous year, the student body across Wilkinson County schools was 50.5% men and 49.5% women.

Jefferson County High School in Fayette had the highest number of boy students while Wilkinson County High School in Woodville had the most girl students.

There are six schools within Wilkinson 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	Men	Women
Finch Elementary School	112	131
Jefferson County High School	149	129
Jefferson County Junior High	97	82
Wilkinson County Elementary School	126	104
Wilkinson County High School	124	165
William Winans Middle School	148	106

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