Of the 2,824 students enrolled in Lincoln County School District in the 2023-24 school year, 62.6% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 0.1% increase over the previous school year.
Among the three schools in the district, Loyd Star School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Lincoln County School District’s student body showed that 83.4% of students were white, 13.6% were Black, 2.1% were multiracial, and 0.8% were Hispanic.
Lincoln County School District roughly covers three schools within Lincoln County and has a main office in Brookhaven.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise School | 0% | 8.8% | 0% | 0.7% | 90.5% |
| Loyd Star School | 0% | 17.3% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 78.1% |
| West Lincoln School | 0% | 11.0% | 0% | 2.0% | 87.0% |
