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Enrollment by Ethnicity: Black was most represented background in Kemper County School District in 2022-23 school year

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Black students made up 45.8% of the 884 students enrolled in Kemper County School District during the 2022-23 school year, making them the most represented ethnicity, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 53.6% decrease from the previous school year.

Kemper County Lower Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the district with 256 students.

A snapshot of Kemper County School District showed 45.8% of students were Black and 1.6% white.

Kemper County School District roughly covers two schools within Kemper County and has a main office in Scooba.

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.

Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in the 2022-23 School Year Enrollment in Kemper County School District

Black [45.8%]Ethnicities <5% [1.6%]
Enrollment in Kemper County School District by Ethnicity in the 2022-23 School Year

SchoolAsian Enrollment %Black or African American %Hispanic of Latino %Multiracial %White %
Kemper County Lower Elementary School0%89.5%0%5.0%5.5%
Kemper County Upper Elementary School0%95.1%0%4.9%0%

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