Of the 1,229 students enrolled in Yazoo County School District in the 2023-24 school year, 42.9% were Black, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 1.2% increase over the previous school year.
Among the three schools in the district, Yazoo County High School had the largest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Yazoo County School District’s student body showed that 55.2% of students were Black, 36.5% were white, 6% were multiracial, and 1.4% were Hispanic.
Yazoo County School District roughly covers three schools within Yazoo County and has a main office in Yazoo City.
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 | % Asian | % Black or African American | % Hispanic or Latino | % Multiracial | % White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentonia Gibbs School | 0% | 31.5% | 0% | 12.2% | 56.3% |
| Yazoo County High School | 0% | 63.8% | 0% | 6.5% | 29.7% |
| Yazoo County Middle School | 0% | 52.0% | 0% | 9.4% | 38.6% |
