This is a 1.3% increase over the previous school year.
Brookhaven High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 787 students.
A snapshot of Brookhaven School District schools showed 64% of students were Black, 30.6% were white, and 3.7% multiracial.
Brookhaven School District roughly covers five schools within Lincoln County and has a main office in Brookhaven.
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 a decade.
The nonpartisan Education Week also ranked Mississippi schools as C- in their most recent analysis.
Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in the 2021-22 School Year Enrollment in Brookhaven School District
Enrollment in Brookhaven School District Schools by Ethnicity in the 2021-22 School Year
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Junior High School | 0% | 69.4% | 0% | 4.5% | 26.1% |
| Brookhaven Elementary School | 0% | 67.8% | 0% | 6.7% | 25.5% |
| Brookhaven High School | 0% | 64.2% | 0% | 4.2% | 31.6% |
| Lipsey School | 0% | 64.4% | 0% | 5.9% | 29.7% |
| Mamie Martin Elementary School | 0% | 58.1% | 0% | 6.5% | 35.4% |
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