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Of the 618 students in Sharkey County schools, 49% were men and 51% were women, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

The previous year, the student body across Sharkey County schools was 49.6% men and 50.4% women.

South Delta Elementary School in Rolling Fork had the highest number of boy and girl students.

There are three schools within Sharkey 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	Men	Women
South Delta Elementary School	146	143
South Delta High School	98	88
South Delta Middle School	59	84

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