This is a 2.8% decrease from the previous school year.
Okolona Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the district with 229 students.
A snapshot of Okolona Separate School District showed 93.7% of students were Black and 2% white.
Okolona Separate School District roughly covers three schools within Chickasaw County and has a main office in Okolona.
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okolona Elementary School | 0% | 91.7% | 0% | 3.9% | 4.4% |
| Okolona High School | 0% | 95.6% | 0% | 4.4% | 0% |
| Okolona Middle School | 0% | 95.2% | 0% | 4.8% | 0% |
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