This is a 59.7% decrease from the previous school year.
Jefferson County Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the district with 424 students.
A snapshot of Jefferson County School District showed 38.9% of students were Black and 61.1% were multiracial.
Jefferson County School District roughly covers four schools within Jefferson County and has a main office in Fayette.
Mississippi's schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.
Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.
Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County Elementary School | 0% | 97.4% | 0% | 2.6% | 0% |
| Jefferson County High School | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Jefferson County Junior High School | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Jefferson County Upper Elementary School | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% |
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