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Black had the largest percent of student body in East Tallahatchie Consolidated School District in 2022-23 school year

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Black students made up 87.3% of the 853 students enrolled in East Tallahatchie Consolidated School District during the 2022-23 school year, making them the most represented ethnicity, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 5.9% decrease from the previous school year.

Charleston Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the district with 305 students.

A snapshot of East Tallahatchie Consolidated School District showed 87.3% of students were Black, 5.7% were white, and 1.2% multiracial.

East Tallahatchie Consolidated School District roughly covers three schools within Tallahatchie County and has a main office in Charleston.

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.

Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in the 2022-23 School Year Enrollment in East Tallahatchie Consolidated School District

Black [87.3%]White [5.7%]Ethnicities <5% [1.2%]
Enrollment in East Tallahatchie Consolidated School District by Ethnicity in the 2022-23 School Year

SchoolAsian Enrollment %Black or African American %Hispanic of Latino %Multiracial %White %
Charleston Elementary School0%80.7%0%3.2%16.1%
Charleston High School0%92.7%0%7.3%0%
Charleston Middle School0%89.4%0%10.6%0%

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