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Of the 3,867 students enrolled in Neshoba County schools in 2022-23 school year, 50.2% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Neshoba County students.

This is a 2.7% decrease from the previous school year.

Countywide, Neshoba Central Elementary School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year.

A snapshot of Neshoba County schools showed that 50.2% of the students were white, 32.6% were Black or African American, 8.2% were Native American and 7.2% were multiracial.

There are five schools within Neshoba County.

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 %	Black or African American %	Hispanic of Latino %	Multiracial %	White %
Neshoba Central Elementary School	0%	18.3%	0%	8.8%	64.6%
Neshoba Central High School	0%	18.4%	0%	7.6%	58.3%
Neshoba Central Middle School	0%	17.7%	0%	10.3%	58.8%
Philadelphia Elementary School	0%	82.7%	0%	2.9%	10.5%
Philadelphia High School	0%	88.5%	0%	0%	8.6%