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Of the 3,573 students enrolled in Copiah County schools in 2022-23 school year, 64.3% were Black or African American, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Copiah County students.

This is a 5.9% decrease from the previous school year.

Countywide, Wesson Attendance Center had the largest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2022-23 school year.

A snapshot of Copiah County schools showed that 64.3% of the students were Black or African American, 21.7% were white, 9.8% were Hispanic or Latino and 0.6% were multiracial.

There are seven schools within Copiah 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	Asian %	Black or African American %	Hispanic of Latino %	Multiracial %	White %
Wesson Attendance Center	0%	14.7%	3.3%	0%	78.7%
Hazlehurst Elementary School	0%	76.7%	18.4%	3.2%	0%
Crystal Springs Middle School	0%	78.3%	7.5%	0%	11.9%
Crystal Springs High School	0%	83.6%	9.3%	0%	6%
Hazlehurst High School	0%	86%	10.2%	0%	0%
Crystal Springs Elementary School	0%	75.1%	12.9%	0%	0%
Hazlehurst Middle School	0%	85.5%	9.9%	0%	0%