This is a 3.8% decrease from the previous school year.
McComb High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 627 students.
A snapshot of Mccomb School District showed 90.7% of students were Black, 2.7% were multiracial, 1.7% were white, and 0.7% Hispanic.
Mccomb School District roughly covers six schools within Pike County and has a main office in McComb.
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denman Junior High School | 0% | 90.1% | 0% | 6.3% | 3.6% |
| Higgins Middle School | 0% | 87.9% | 0% | 12.1% | 0% |
| Kennedy Elementary School | 0% | 89.7% | 0% | 5.4% | 4.9% |
| McComb High School | 0% | 93.5% | 0% | 4.4% | 2.1% |
| Otken Elementary School | 0% | 91.4% | 3.8% | 4.8% | 0% |
| Summit Elementary School | 0% | 88.2% | 0% | 11.8% | 0% |
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