Of the 1,224 students enrolled in Franklin County School District in the 2023-24 school year, 51.3% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 0.3% decrease from the previous school year.
Among the four schools in the district, Franklin High School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Franklin County School District’s student body showed that 51.3% of students were white, 46.2% were Black, and 1.6% were multiracial.
Franklin County School District roughly covers four schools within Franklin County and has a main office in Meadville.
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 or Latino | % Multiracial | % White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County Middle School | 0% | 45.6% | 0% | 1.1% | 53.3% |
| Franklin High School | 0% | 45.9% | 0% | 2.3% | 51.8% |
| Franklin Lower Elementary School | 0% | 47.8% | 0% | 3.6% | 48.6% |
| Franklin Upper Elementary School | 0% | 44.4% | 0% | 2.1% | 53.5% |
