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Of the 2,523 students enrolled in Winston County schools in 2022-23 school year, 63.3% were Black or African American, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Winston County students.

This is a 3.6% decrease from the previous school year.

Countywide, Nanih Waiya Attendance Center had the largest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2022-23 school year.

A snapshot of Winston County schools showed that 63.3% of the students were Black or African American, 31.4% were white, 2.6% were multiracial and 0.8% were Native American.

There are six schools within Winston 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 %
Nanih Waiya Attendance Center	0%	14.2%	0%	5.4%	75.3%
Louisville High School	0%	88%	0%	0%	8.4%
Noxapater Attendance Center	0%	41.4%	0%	3.1%	54.9%
Eiland Middle School	0%	86.5%	0%	2.6%	9.7%
Fair Elementary School	0%	84.9%	0%	3.5%	10%
Louisville Elementary School	0%	85.7%	0%	0%	10.8%