50.7% of students in Leflore County are female in 2022-23 school year

By WC Mississippi News

Oct 16, 2024

Of the 4,271 students in Leflore County schools 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

The previous year, the student body across Leflore County schools was 49.7% men and 50.3% women.

Greenwood High School in Greenwood had the highest number of boys and girls enrolled.

There are 13 schools within the county.

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 Leflore County by Gender Over the Years

Leflore County Schools by Gender in 2022-23 School Year

School	Men	Women
Greenwood High School	315	322
Davis Elementary School	188	220
Amanda Elzy High School	197	198
Leflore County High School	165	182
Bankston Elementary School	164	174
Threadgill Elementary School	161	174
Leflore County Elementary School	175	147
East Elementary School	137	125
Claudine F. Brown Elementary School	123	136
Threadgill Primary School	117	131
Greenwood Middle School	130	114
Leflore Legacy Academy	102	139
Amanda Elzy Junior High School	133	102