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Of the 3,908 students enrolled in Leflore County schools in 2020-2021, 92.9% were Black or African American, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Leflore County students.

This is a 1.1% increase over the previous school year.

Greenwood High School had the highest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2020-2021 school year.

A snapshot of Leflore County schools showed 92.9% students were Black or African American, 1.9% were Hispanic or Latino and 0.9% were White.

There are 11 schools in Leflore County.

Mississippi has continually struggled with public education. The most recent Report Card on American Education, from a right-leaning think tank, gave the state a C-. This is consistent with ratings stretching back nearly one decade.

The nonpartisan Education Week also ranked Mississippi schools as C- in their most recent analysis.

School	Asian Enrollment %	Black or African American %	Hispanic of Latino %	Two or More Races %	White %
Amanda Elzy High School	-	94.3	-	-	-
Amanda Elzy Junior High School	-	91.8	-	-	-
Bankston Elementary School	-	66.8	16.3	-	12
Davis Elementary School	-	98.4	-	-	-
East Elementary School	-	93.2	-	-	-
Greenwood High School	-	96.4	-	-	-
Greenwood Middle School	-	94.6	-	-	-
Leflore County Elementary School	-	89.4	9	-	-
Leflore County High School	-	94	-	-	-
Threadgill Elementary School	-	98.7	-	-	-
Threadgill Primary School	-	96.7	-	-	-

Some information provided by the Mississippi Department of Education may be incomplete.