Of the 2,196 students enrolled in North Pike School District in the 2023-24 school year, 52.5% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 0.1% decrease from the previous school year.
Among the four schools in the district, North Pike Elementary School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of North Pike School District’s student body showed that 52.5% of students were white, 43.9% were Black, 2.1% were multiracial, 1% were Hispanic, and 0.5% were Asian.
North Pike School District roughly covers four schools within Pike County and has a main office in Summit.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Pike Elementary School | 0% | 44.8% | 0% | 5.0% | 50.2% |
| North Pike Middle School | 0% | 42.2% | 0% | 3.2% | 54.6% |
| North Pike Senior High School | 0% | 44.0% | 1.5% | 0.7% | 53.8% |
| North Pike Upper Elementary School | 0% | 43.4% | 0% | 3.7% | 52.9% |
