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2022-23 School Year: What were the backgrounds of Tishomingo County School District students?

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White students made up 88.5% of the 2,897 students enrolled in Tishomingo County School District during the 2022-23 school year, making them the most represented ethnicity, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 1.1% decrease from the previous school year.

Belmont School had the highest enrollment in the district with 868 students.

A snapshot of Tishomingo County School District showed 88.5% of students were white, 4.1% were multiracial, 4% were Hispanic, and 0.4% Black.

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

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.

Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in the 2022-23 School Year Enrollment in Tishomingo County School District

White [88.5%]Ethnicities <5% [8.5%]
Enrollment in Tishomingo County School District by Ethnicity in the 2022-23 School Year

SchoolAsian Enrollment %Black or African American %Hispanic of Latino %Multiracial %White %
Belmont School0%0%11.8%5.7%82.5%
Burnsville Elementary School0%0%0%3.8%96.2%
Iuka Elementary School0%2.8%0%8.5%88.7%
Iuka Middle School0%0%0%12.6%87.4%
Tishomingo County High School0%0%2.3%6.5%91.2%
Tishomingo Elementary School0%0%0%8.9%91.1%

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