NE Mississippi News

Of the 4,717 students in Monroe County schools, 50.9% were men and 49.1% were women, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

The previous year, the student body across Monroe County schools was 51% men and 49% women.

Hatley High School in Amory had the highest number of boy and girl students.

There are 10 schools within Monroe 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	Men	Women
Aberdeen Elementary School	157	125
Aberdeen High School	167	178
Amory High School	232	223
Amory Middle School	205	166
Belle Shivers Middle School	209	207
East Amory School	187	177
Hamilton High School	293	307
Hatley High School	491	503
Smithville High School	271	272
West Amory School	189	158

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