This is a 24.5% decrease from the previous school year.
Gentry High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 488 students.
A snapshot of Sunflower County Consolidate School District showed 75% of students were Black, 0.4% were white, and 0.3% Hispanic.
Sunflower County Consolidate School District roughly covers 10 schools within Jefferson Davis County and has a main office in Bassfield.
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 Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.W. James Elementary School | 0% | 94.3% | 0% | 5.7% | 0% |
| Carver Elementary School | 0% | 96.0% | 0% | 4.0% | 0% |
| Drew Hunter Middle School | 0% | 95.1% | 0% | 4.9% | 0% |
| Gentry High School | 0% | 97.1% | 2.1% | 0.8% | 0% |
| Lockard Elementary School | 0% | 91.9% | 0% | 5.1% | 3.0% |
| Moorhead Central School | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Robert L. Merritt Junior High School | 0% | 97.3% | 0% | 2.7% | 0% |
| Rosser Early Learning Center | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Ruleville Central Elementary School | 0% | 96.3% | 0% | 3.7% | 0% |
| Ruleville Middle School | 0% | 93.3% | 0% | 6.7% | 0% |
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