Of the 5,951 students enrolled in Lauderdale County School District in the 2023-24 school year, 58.4% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 0.8% decrease from the previous school year.
Among the 10 schools in the district, Northeast Lauderdale Elementary School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Lauderdale County School District’s student body showed that 61.1% of students were white, 31.9% were Black, 3.1% were multiracial, 2.5% were Hispanic, and 1.1% were Asian.
Lauderdale County School District roughly covers 10 schools within Lauderdale County and has a main office in Meridian.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarkdale Elementary School | 0% | 8.9% | 0% | 4.2% | 86.9% |
| Clarkdale High School | 0% | 11.5% | 0% | 4.6% | 83.9% |
| Northeast Lauderdale Elementary School | 0% | 59.4% | 3.5% | 7.1% | 30.0% |
| Northeast Lauderdale High School | 3.0% | 56.9% | 3.9% | 2.1% | 34.1% |
| Southeast Lauderdale Elementary School | 0% | 30.1% | 1.8% | 2.5% | 65.6% |
| Southeast Lauderdale High School | 0% | 36.7% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 58.0% |
| Southeast Lauderdale Middle School | 0% | 31.2% | 4.6% | 2.4% | 61.8% |
| West Lauderdale Elementary School | 0% | 13.5% | 0% | 6.4% | 80.1% |
| West Lauderdale High School | 0% | 18.9% | 0% | 5.2% | 75.9% |
| West Lauderdale Middle School | 0% | 14.3% | 0% | 5.9% | 79.8% |
