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What background was most represented in Louisville Municipal School District in 2022-23 school year?

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Black students made up 63.3% of the 2,523 students enrolled in Louisville Municipal School District during the 2022-23 school year, making them the most represented ethnicity, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 3.6% decrease from the previous school year.

Nanih Waiya Attendance Center had the highest enrollment in the district with 523 students.

A snapshot of Louisville Municipal School District showed 63.3% of students were Black, 31.4% were white, 2.6% were multiracial, and 0.8% American Indian.

Louisville Municipal School District roughly covers six schools within Winston County and has a main office in Louisville.

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.

Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in the 2022-23 School Year Enrollment in Louisville Municipal School District

Black [63.3%]White [31.4%]Ethnicities <5% [3.4%]
Enrollment in Louisville Municipal School District by Ethnicity in the 2022-23 School Year

SchoolAsian Enrollment %Black or African American %Hispanic of Latino %Multiracial %White %
Eiland Middle School0%86.5%0%3.8%9.7%
Fair Elementary School0%84.9%0%5.1%10.0%
Louisville Elementary School0%85.7%0%3.5%10.8%
Louisville High School0%88.0%0%3.6%8.4%
Nanih Waiya Attendance Center0%14.2%0%10.5%75.3%
Noxapater Attendance Center0%41.4%0%3.7%54.9%

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