This is a 33.5% decrease from the previous school year.
Saltillo High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 953 students.
A snapshot of Lee County School District schools showed 44% of students were white, 26.7% were Black, 2.7% were multiracial, 1.1% were Hispanic, and 0.6% Asian.
Lee County School District roughly covers 10 schools within Lee County and has a main office in Saltillo.
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 Lee County School District
Enrollment in Lee County School District Schools by Ethnicity in the 2021-22 School Year
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guntown Middle School | 0% | 17.8% | 1.4% | 4.7% | 76.1% |
| Plantersville Middle School | 0% | 84.4% | 0% | 8.0% | 7.6% |
| Saltillo Elementary School | 2.1% | 14.2% | 2.2% | 4.8% | 76.7% |
| Saltillo High School | 1.4% | 13.8% | 1.2% | 2.2% | 81.4% |
| Saltillo Primary School | 1.5% | 14.3% | 0% | 9.6% | 74.6% |
| Shannon Elementary School | 0% | 56.8% | 0% | 8.8% | 34.4% |
| Shannon High School | 0% | 73.9% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 20.5% |
| Shannon Middle School | 0% | 57.7% | 0% | 8.3% | 34.0% |
| Shannon Primary School | 0% | 52.0% | 0% | 6.9% | 41.1% |
| Verona Elementary School | 0% | 82.8% | 4.8% | 5.7% | 6.7% |
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