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2021-22 School Year: What were the backgrounds of Tishomingo County School District students?

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White students made up 89.6% of the 2,893 students enrolled in Tishomingo County 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 0.9% increase over the previous school year.

Belmont School had the highest enrollment in the district with 829 students.

A snapshot of Tishomingo County School District schools showed 89.6% of students were white, 3.7% were Hispanic, 3.7% were multiracial, and 0.4% Black.

Tishomingo County School District roughly covers six schools within Tishomingo County and has a main office in Iuka.

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 Tishomingo County School District

White [89.6%]Ethnicities <5% [7.8%]
Enrollment in Tishomingo County School District Schools by Ethnicity in the 2021-22 School Year

SchoolAsian Enrollment %Black or African American %Hispanic of Latino %Multiracial %White %
Belmont School0%0%11.2%3.8%85.0%
Burnsville Elementary School0%0%0%3.1%96.9%
Iuka Elementary School0%0%0%10.7%89.3%
Iuka Middle School0%0%0%11.9%88.1%
Tishomingo County High School0%2.1%2.4%3.5%92.0%
Tishomingo Elementary School0%0%0%11.7%88.3%

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