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Of the 1,696 students enrolled in Lawrence County schools in 2022-23 school year, 52.9% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Lawrence County students.

This is a 5.4% decrease from the previous school year.

Countywide, Lawrence County High School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year.

A snapshot of Lawrence County schools showed that 52.9% of the students were white, 42.1% were Black or African American, 1.5% were multiracial and 0.6% were Hispanic or Latino.

There are five schools within Lawrence 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 %
Lawrence County High School	0%	46.5%	0%	2.6%	49.5%
Monticello Elementary School	0%	46.9%	3.3%	0%	47.2%
Topeka Tilton Attendance Center	0%	11.2%	0%	3.8%	83.7%
Rod Paige Middle School	0%	49%	0%	0%	44%
New Hebron Attendance Center	0%	57.5%	0%	0%	39%