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Of the 2,593 students enrolled in Sunflower County schools in 2022-23 school year, 84.8% were Black or African American, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Sunflower County students.

This is a 15.1% decrease from the previous school year.

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

There are 10 schools within Sunflower 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 %
Gentry High School	0%	97.1%	2.1%	0%	0%
Robert L. Merritt Junior High School	0%	97.3%	0%	0%	0%
Lockard Elementary School	0%	91.9%	0%	0%	3%
Carver Elementary School	0%	96%	0%	0%	0%
Ruleville Central Elementary School	0%	96.3%	0%	0%	0%
A.W. James Elementary School	0%	94.3%	0%	0%	0%
Ruleville Middle School	0%	93.3%	0%	0%	0%
Drew Hunter Middle School	0%	95.1%	0%	0%	0%
Thomas E. Edwards Senior High School	0%	327%	0%	0%	0%