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Of the 5,467 students enrolled in Lincoln County schools in 2022-23 school year, 57.5% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Lincoln County students.

This is a 1.9% decrease from the previous school year.

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

A snapshot of Lincoln County schools showed that 57.5% of the students were white, 37.8% were Black or African American, 2.9% were multiracial and 0.5% were Hispanic or Latino.

There are 10 schools within Lincoln 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 %
Brookhaven High School	0%	66.6%	1.3%	3%	27.7%
Loyd Star School	0%	16.9%	2.1%	1.4%	79.2%
Bogue Chitto School	0%	18%	0%	2.8%	78.5%
Enterprise School	0%	9.7%	0%	0%	89.2%
Mamie Martin Elementary School	0%	59.6%	0%	6.7%	32.9%
West Lincoln School	0%	11.6%	0%	0%	86.7%
Alexander Junior High School	0%	63.2%	0%	4%	30.9%
Lipsey School	0%	67.3%	0%	5.2%	24.7%
Brookhaven Elementary School	0%	61.7%	0%	6.9%	29.4%
Mississippi School for the Arts	0%	27.9%	0%	0%	64%