This is a 33.3% decrease from the previous school year.
Saltillo High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 955 students.
A snapshot of Lee County School District showed 42.9% of students were white, 27.6% were Black, 2.7% were multiracial, 1.4% were Hispanic, and 0.4% Asian.
Lee County School District roughly covers 10 schools within Lee County and has a main office in Guntown.
Mississippi's schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.
Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.
Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guntown Middle School | 0% | 18.0% | 1.6% | 4.7% | 75.7% |
| Plantersville Middle School | 0% | 83.9% | 6.9% | 4.1% | 5.1% |
| Saltillo Elementary School | 1.9% | 14.5% | 1.5% | 5.2% | 76.9% |
| Saltillo High School | 1.3% | 18.2% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 77.2% |
| Saltillo Primary School | 0% | 16.1% | 1.4% | 7.9% | 74.6% |
| Shannon Elementary School | 0% | 58.1% | 0% | 8.2% | 33.7% |
| Shannon High School | 0% | 73.1% | 2.1% | 3.1% | 21.7% |
| Shannon Middle School | 0% | 60.4% | 0% | 4.9% | 34.7% |
| Shannon Primary School | 0% | 50.6% | 0% | 6.5% | 42.9% |
| Verona Elementary School | 0% | 79.9% | 4.9% | 6.2% | 9.0% |
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