NE Mississippi News

Of the 3,767 students in Prentiss County schools, 51.9% were men and 48.1% were women, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

The previous year, the student body across Prentiss County schools was 52% men and 48% women.

Wheeler High School in Booneville had the highest number of boy and girl students.

There are 10 schools within Prentiss 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
Anderson Elementary School	263	259
Baldwyn High School	113	87
Booneville High School	188	179
Hills Chapel School	246	203
Jumpertown High School	158	157
Marietta Elementary School	142	142
New Site High School	119	117
R.H. Long Booneville Middle School	212	178
Thrasher High School	222	220
Wheeler High School	293	269

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