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There were 2,526 students enrolled in Sunflower County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.6% fewer than the previous year, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

Boys made up 49.6% of the county's student body, while the other 50.4% were girls.

Data also showed that Black students made up 87.3% of the student body, the largest percentage in Sunflower County schools, followed by multiracial students with 0.6%.

Gentry High School had the highest enrollment among Sunflower County’s 10 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 505 students.

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 name	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
A.W. James Elementary School	211	203	-3.8%
Carver Elementary School	301	257	-14.6%
Drew Hunter Middle School	102	79	-22.5%
Gentry High School	488	505	3.5%
Lockard Elementary School	371	382	3%
Moorhead Central School	215	220	2.3%
Robert L. Merritt Junior High School	410	376	-8.3%
Rosser Early Learning Center	76	91	19.7%
Ruleville Central Elementary School	269	270	0.4%
Ruleville Middle School	150	143	-4.7%