WC Mississippi News

Washington County had a well-balanced gender representation among its students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

The previous year, the student body across Washington County schools was 50% men and 50% women.

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

There are 20 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.

School	Men	Women
Greenville High School	398	473
O'Bannon Elementary School	223	253
T.L. Weston Middle School	216	212
Riverside Elementary School	212	199
Coleman Middle School	206	167
O'Bannon High School	180	193
Riverside High School	186	186
Akin Elementary School	186	166
Boyd Elementary School	157	154
Sanders Elementary School	139	131
Leland School Park	131	133
Edna M. Scott Elementary School	121	136
Webb Preparatory School	124	130
Trigg Elementary School	145	106
Weddington Elementary School	114	130
Leland High School	87	92
Stern Elementary School	86	90
Armstrong Elementary School	92	75
Simmons High School	86	69
McBride Pre-K Academy	43	72