This is a 6.2% decrease from the previous school year.
Northeast Lauderdale Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the district with 699 students.
A snapshot of Lauderdale County School District showed 58.9% of students were white, 25.8% were Black, 2.2% were Hispanic, 1.4% were multiracial, and 0.5% Asian.
Lauderdale County School District roughly covers 10 schools within Lauderdale County and has a main office in Meridian.
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 Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarkdale Elementary School | 0% | 10.8% | 0% | 3.8% | 85.4% |
| Clarkdale High School | 0% | 9.8% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 85.4% |
| Northeast Lauderdale Elementary School | 1.7% | 57.2% | 3.2% | 4.8% | 33.1% |
| Northeast Lauderdale High School | 3.0% | 55.5% | 3.9% | 1.9% | 35.7% |
| Southeast Lauderdale Elementary School | 0% | 28.4% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 66.4% |
| Southeast Lauderdale High School | 0% | 37.1% | 3.5% | 2.3% | 57.1% |
| Southeast Lauderdale Middle School | 0% | 28.5% | 4.9% | 3.0% | 63.6% |
| West Lauderdale Elementary School | 0% | 13.8% | 1.6% | 4.0% | 80.6% |
| West Lauderdale High School | 0% | 17.5% | 2.9% | 2.3% | 77.3% |
| West Lauderdale Middle School | 0% | 15.2% | 0% | 5.0% | 79.8% |
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