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Of the 3,378 students enrolled in Itawamba County schools in 2020-2021, 89.6% were White, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Itawamba County students.

This is a 0.1% decrease from the previous school year.

Mantachie Attendance Center had the highest enrollment of White students in the 2020-2021 school year.

A snapshot of Itawamba County schools showed 89.6% students were White, 6.9% were Black or African American and 1.8% were Two or More Races.

There are six schools in Itawamba County.

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 one decade.

The nonpartisan Education Week also ranked Mississippi schools as C- in their most recent analysis.

School	Asian Enrollment %	Black or African American %	Hispanic of Latino %	Two or More Races %	White %
Dorsey Attendance Center	-	19.8	-	-	74.3
Fairview Attendance Center	-	-	-	-	95.8
Itawamba Agricultural High School	-	14.2	-	2.2	82.4
Itawamba Attendance Center	-	10	-	4.3	84.7
Mantachie Attendance Center	-	-	-	-	98.8
Tremont Attendance Center	-	-	-	-	97

Some information provided by the Mississippi Department of Education may be incomplete.