Of the 1,395 students enrolled in West Jasper Consolidated Schools schools in the 2023-24 school year, 51.3% were Black, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 1.1% decrease from the previous school year.
Among the three schools in the district, Bay Springs Elementary School had the largest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of West Jasper Consolidated Schools’s student body showed that 57.6% of students were Black, 37% were white, 3.3% were multiracial, and 1.7% were Hispanic.
West Jasper Consolidated Schools roughly covers three schools within Jasper County and has a main office in Bay Springs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Springs Elementary School | 0% | 87.8% | 0% | 4.6% | 7.6% |
| Bay Springs High School | 0% | 91.1% | 0% | 2.8% | 6.1% |
| Bay Springs Middle School | 0% | 85.9% | 0% | 5.9% | 8.2% |
