This is a 2.9% increase over the previous school year.
Hickory Flat Attendance Center had the highest enrollment in the district with 467 students.
A snapshot of Benton County School District schools showed 51% of students were white, 40.7% were Black, 4.3% were multiracial, and 3.3% Hispanic.
Benton County School District roughly covers three schools within Benton County and has a main office in Ashland.
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 a decade.
The nonpartisan Education Week also ranked Mississippi schools as C- in their most recent analysis.
Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in the 2021-22 School Year Enrollment in Benton County School District
Enrollment in Benton County School District Schools by Ethnicity in the 2021-22 School Year
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Elementary School | 0% | 73.1% | 5.8% | 5.4% | 15.7% |
| Ashland Middle-High School | 0% | 73.6% | 7.7% | 6.2% | 12.5% |
| Hickory Flat Attendance Center | 0% | 9.2% | 0% | 4.3% | 86.5% |
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