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What background was most represented in Okolona Separate School District schools in 2021-22 school year?

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Black students made up 94.6% of the 521 students enrolled in Okolona Separate School District schools during the 2021-22 school year, making them the most represented ethnicity, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 3.9% decrease from the previous school year.

Okolona Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the district with 233 students.

A snapshot of Okolona Separate School District schools showed 94.6% of students were Black and 5.4% were multiracial.

Okolona Separate School District roughly covers three schools within Chickasaw County and has a main office in Okolona.

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 Okolona Separate School District

Black [94.6%]Ethnicities <5% [5.4%]
Enrollment in Okolona Separate School District Schools by Ethnicity in the 2021-22 School Year

SchoolAsian Enrollment %Black or African American %Hispanic of Latino %Multiracial %White %
Okolona Elementary School0%93.6%0%6.4%0%
Okolona High School0%96.8%0%3.2%0%
Okolona Middle School0%93.9%0%6.1%0%

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