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Of the 4,271 students enrolled in Leflore County schools in 2022-23 school year, 84.4% were Black or African American, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Leflore County students.

This is a 6.7% decrease from the previous school year.

Countywide, Greenwood High School had the largest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2022-23 school year.

There are 13 schools within Leflore 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.

Due to missing or insufficient enrollment data, some schools were not included in the analysis.

School	Asian %	Black or African American %	Hispanic of Latino %	Multiracial %	White %
Greenwood High School	0%	95.3%	0%	0%	2%
Davis Elementary School	0%	96.8%	0%	0%	0%
Amanda Elzy High School	0%	92.9%	0%	0%	0%
Leflore County High School	0%	95.4%	0%	0%	0%
Bankston Elementary School	0%	65.7%	18.3%	0%	11.8%
Leflore County Elementary School	0%	88.8%	10.3%	0%	0%
East Elementary School	0%	94.3%	4.6%	0%	0%
Claudine F. Brown Elementary School	0%	92.3%	5.4%	0%	0%
Threadgill Primary School	0%	98.4%	0%	0%	0%
Greenwood Middle School	0%	98%	0%	0%	0%
Leflore Legacy Academy	0%	88.8%	4.2%	0%	5.4%
Amanda Elzy Junior High School	0%	91.5%	0%	0%	0%