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Of the 2,181 students enrolled in Jasper County schools in 2020-2021, 74% were Black or African American, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Jasper County students.

This is a 2.4% increase over the previous school year.

William J. Berry Elementary School had the highest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2020-2021 school year.

A snapshot of Jasper County schools showed 74% students were Black or African American, 22.3% were White and 0.9% were Two or More Races.

There are seven schools in Jasper 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 %
Bay Springs Elementary School	-	88.6	-	-	8.5
Bay Springs High School	-	93.6	-	-	-
Bay Springs Middle School	-	91.3	-	-	6
Heidelberg High School	-	97.1	-	-	-
Heidelberg Junior High School	-	98.7	-	-	-
Stringer Attendance Center	-	14.4	-	3.6	80
William J. Berry Elementary School	-	97.2	-	-	-

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