This is a 23.8% decrease from the previous school year.
Wheeler High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 562 students.
A snapshot of Prentiss County School District schools showed 70.2% of students were white, 2.4% were Black, and 1.7% multiracial.
Prentiss County School District roughly covers five schools within Prentiss County and has a main office in Marietta.
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 Prentiss County School District
Enrollment in Prentiss County School District Schools by Ethnicity in the 2021-22 School Year
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hills Chapel School | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4.4% | 95.6% |
| Jumpertown High School | 0% | 0% | 0% | 13.0% | 87.0% |
| Marietta Elementary School | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Thrasher High School | 0% | 4.8% | 0% | 6.3% | 88.9% |
| Wheeler High School | 0% | 6.2% | 0% | 3.0% | 90.8% |
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