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Black had the largest percent of student body in South Delta School District in 2022-23 school year

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Black students made up 98.2% of the 604 students enrolled in South Delta School District during the 2022-23 school year, making them the most represented ethnicity, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 3.1% decrease from the previous school year.

South Delta Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the district with 275 students.

A snapshot of South Delta School District showed 98.2% of students were Black and 1.8% were multiracial.

South Delta School District roughly covers three schools within Sharkey County and has a main office in Rolling Fork.

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.

Enrollment in South Delta School District by Ethnicity in the 2022-23 School Year

SchoolAsian Enrollment %Black or African American %Hispanic of Latino %Multiracial %White %
South Delta Elementary School0%97.5%0%2.5%0%
South Delta High School0%97.7%0%2.3%0%
South Delta Middle School0%100.0%0%0.0%0%

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