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There were 4,076 students enrolled in Leflore County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.6% fewer than the previous year, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

Boys made up 48.8% of the county's student body, while the other 51.2% were girls.

Data also showed that Black students made up 86.9% of the student body, the largest percentage in Leflore County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 3.9% and 1.2% white students.

Greenwood High School had the highest enrollment among Leflore County’s 13 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 660 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
Amanda Elzy High School	395	387	-2%
Amanda Elzy Junior High School	235	211	-10.2%
Bankston Elementary School	338	307	-9.2%
Claudine F. Brown Elementary School	259	260	0.4%
Davis Elementary School	408	374	-8.3%
East Elementary School	262	223	-14.9%
Greenwood High School	637	660	3.6%
Greenwood Middle School	244	273	11.9%
Leflore County Elementary School	322	303	-5.9%
Leflore County High School	347	313	-9.8%
Leflore Legacy Academy	241	227	-5.8%
Threadgill Elementary School	335	322	-3.9%
Threadgill Primary School	248	216	-12.9%