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Of the 3,448 students enrolled in Newton County schools in 2020-2021, 52.3% were White, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Newton County students.

This is a 2.3% decrease from the previous school year.

Newton County High School had the highest enrollment of White students in the 2020-2021 school year.

A snapshot of Newton County schools showed 52.3% students were White, 40.7% were Black or African American, 1.1% were Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% were Two or More Races and 0.4% were Asian.

There are eight schools in Newton 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 %
N.H. Pilate Middle School	-	91.4	-	-	5.9
Newton County Elementary School	2.1	21	1.8	-	70.3
Newton County High School	-	22.3	2.9	-	68.8
Newton Elementary School	-	90.9	-	4.7	-
Newton High School	-	94.6	-	-	-
Union Elementary School	-	21	-	5.1	73.9
Union High School	-	22.6	-	-	72.9
Union Middle School	-	26.3	-	-	69.8

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