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Of the 11,322 students enrolled in Lauderdale County schools in 2019-2020, 57.3% were Black or African American, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Lauderdale County students.

This is a 0.3% decrease from the previous school year.

Meridian High School had the highest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2019-2020 school year.

A snapshot of Lauderdale County schools showed 57.3% students were Black or African American, 37.8% were White, 1.8% were Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% were Two or More Races and 0.4% were Asian.

There are 22 schools in Lauderdale County.

Mississippi has continually struggled with public education. The most recent Report Card on American Education, from a right-leaning think tank, gave the state a C-. This is consistent with ratings stretching back nearly one decade.

The nonpartisan Education Week also ranked Mississippi schools as C- in their most recent analysis.

School	Asian Enrollment %	Black or African American %	Hispanic of Latino %	Two or More Races %	White %
Clarkdale Elementary School	-	11.5	-	-	85.1
Clarkdale High School	-	5.5	-	-	91.3
Clarkdale Middle School	-	11.9	-	-	85
Crestwood Elementary School	-	84.9	6.4	-	5.5
George Washington Carver Middle School	-	94.3	-	-	-
Magnolia Middle School	-	91.9	-	-	5.3
Meridian High School	-	93	1.8	-	4.4
Northeast Lauderdale Elementary School	2.3	52.9	3.7	-	39.2
Northeast Lauderdale High School	2.7	54.4	3.4	-	39.3
Northeast Lauderdale Middle School	2.5	58.3	3.1	-	35.2
Northwest Junior High School	-	91.4	-	-	5.1
Oakland Heights Elementary School	-	90.1	-	-	6.6
Parkview Elementary School	-	97	-	-	-
Poplar Springs Elementary School	-	68.1	6.8	-	22.8
Southeast Lauderdale Elementary School	-	31.6	2.9	-	64.4
Southeast Lauderdale High School	-	36.8	-	-	60.1
Southeast Lauderdale Middle School	-	31.3	-	-	65
T.J. Harris Elementary School	-	95.2	-	2.3	-
West Hills Elementary School	-	82.3	3.1	10.2	3.7
West Lauderdale Elementary School	-	14	1.8	-	83.9
West Lauderdale High School	-	17.1	-	-	80.2
West Lauderdale Middle School	-	16.5	2.4	-	80.4

Some information provided by the Mississippi Department of Education may be incomplete.