SW Mississippi News

Of the 5,665 students in Pike County schools 51.1% were men and 48.9% were women, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

The previous year, the student body across Pike County schools was 50.9% men and 49.1% women.

North Pike Elementary School in Summit had the highest number of boys and girls enrolled.

There are 14 schools within the county.

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	Men	Women
North Pike Elementary School	422	384
North Pike Senior High School	365	332
McComb High School	310	317
South Pike Senior High School	237	217
North Pike Upper Elementary School	196	193
Eva Gordon Elementary School	195	191
Otken Elementary School	198	172
North Pike Middle School	191	162
Denman Junior High School	164	170
Higgins Middle School	141	173
Summit Elementary School	139	132
South Pike Junior High School	131	124
Kennedy Elementary School	109	115
Osyka Elementary School	97	88