This is a 44.8% decrease from the previous school year.
Jefferson County Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the district with 421 students.
A snapshot of Jefferson County School District schools showed 57.1% of students were Black and 42.9% were multiracial.
Jefferson County School District roughly covers four schools within Jefferson County and has a main office in Fayette.
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 Jefferson County School District
Enrollment in Jefferson County School District Schools by Ethnicity in the 2021-22 School Year
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County Elementary School | 0% | 98.1% | 0% | 1.9% | 0% |
| Jefferson County High School | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Jefferson County Junior High School | 0% | 100.0% | 0% | 0.0% | 0% |
| Jefferson County Upper Elementary School | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% |
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