Of the 800 students enrolled in East Tallahatchie Consolidated School District in the 2023-24 school year, 87.6% were Black, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 0.3% increase over the previous school year.
Among the three schools in the district, Charleston Elementary School had the largest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of East Tallahatchie Consolidated School District’s student body showed that 87.6% of students were Black and 8.9% were white.
East Tallahatchie Consolidated School District roughly covers three schools within Tallahatchie County and has a main office in Charleston.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Elementary School | 0% | 81.1% | 0% | 3.4% | 15.5% |
| Charleston High School | 0% | 93.0% | 0% | 7.0% | 0% |
| Charleston Middle School | 0% | 90.8% | 0% | 3.9% | 5.3% |
