Of the 1,048 students enrolled in Nettleton School District in the 2023-24 school year, 53.8% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 2% decrease from the previous school year.
Among the three schools in the district, Nettleton High School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Nettleton School District’s student body showed that 64.4% of students were white, 32.1% were Black, 1.8% were multiracial, and 1.7% were Hispanic.
Nettleton School District roughly covers three schools and has a main office in Nettleton.
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 or Latino | % Multiracial | % White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nettleton High School | 0% | 34.2% | 0% | 2.3% | 63.5% |
| Nettleton Intermediate School | 0% | 37.3% | 0% | 1.7% | 61.0% |
| Nettleton Primary School | 0% | 27.9% | 0% | 5.5% | 66.6% |
