Black students had largest percent of student body in Noxubee County School District in 2023-24 school year

Of the 1,353 students enrolled in Noxubee County School District in the 2023-24 school year, 95.9% were Black, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is unchanged from the previous school year.

Among the three schools in the district, Earl Nash Elementary School had the largest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year.

A snapshot of Noxubee County School District’s student body showed that 95.9% of students were Black, 2.5% were Hispanic, and 0.8% were white.

Noxubee County School District roughly covers three schools within Noxubee County and has a main office in Macon.

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.