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

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Black students made up 97.3% of the 1,207 students enrolled in Humphreys County School District during the 2022-23 school year, making them the most represented ethnicity, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 3.9% decrease from the previous school year.

Humphreys County High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 424 students.

A snapshot of Humphreys County School District showed 97.3% of students were Black and 2.7% were multiracial.

Humphreys County School District roughly covers three schools within Humphreys County and has a main office in Belzoni.

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 Humphreys County School District by Ethnicity in the 2022-23 School Year

SchoolAsian Enrollment %Black or African American %Hispanic of Latino %Multiracial %White %
Humphreys County High School0%97.9%0%2.1%0%
Ida Greene Lower Elementary School0%96.5%0%3.5%0%
O.M. McNair Middle School0%97.3%0%2.7%0%

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