This is a 1.7% decrease from the previous school year.
Cleveland Central High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 817 students.
A snapshot of Cleveland School District showed 72.1% of students were Black, 19.2% were white, 3.8% were multiracial, and 2.1% Hispanic.
Cleveland School District roughly covers eight schools within Bolivar County and has a main office in Cleveland.
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Elementary School | 0% | 53.9% | 0% | 9.2% | 36.9% |
| Cleveland Central High School | 0% | 78.8% | 2.9% | 4.7% | 13.6% |
| Cleveland Central Middle School | 0% | 80.6% | 0% | 7.6% | 11.8% |
| D.M. Smith Elementary School | 0% | 97.2% | 0% | 2.8% | 0% |
| Hayes Cooper Center for Math Science Technical | 0% | 39.9% | 6.1% | 4.9% | 49.1% |
| Nailor Elementary School | 0% | 92.4% | 0% | 7.6% | 0% |
| Parks Elementary School | 0% | 47.0% | 0% | 15.4% | 37.6% |
| Pearman Elementary School | 0% | 69.3% | 8.5% | 4.7% | 17.5% |
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