This is a 1.5% decrease from the previous school year.
Hickory Flat Attendance Center had the highest enrollment in the district with 465 students.
A snapshot of Benton County School District showed 48% of students were white, 44.4% were Black, 3.3% were multiracial, and 3% Hispanic.
Benton County School District roughly covers three schools within Benton County and has a main office in Ashland.
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Elementary School | 0% | 73.0% | 5.8% | 7.0% | 14.2% |
| Ashland Middle-High School | 0% | 78.4% | 5.9% | 5.8% | 9.9% |
| Hickory Flat Attendance Center | 0% | 11.4% | 0% | 2.6% | 86.0% |
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