This is a 22.4% decrease from the previous school year.
Houston High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 499 students.
A snapshot of Chickasaw County School District showed 37.5% of students were white, 31.9% were Black, and 6.3% Hispanic.
Chickasaw County School District roughly covers four schools within Chickasaw County and has a main office in Houston.
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 % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Houston High School | 0% | 43.3% | 9.0% | 1.8% | 45.9% |
Houston Lower Elementary School | 0% | 40.0% | 7.4% | 2.7% | 49.9% |
Houston Middle School | 0% | 39.3% | 7.7% | 4.0% | 49.0% |
Houston Upper Elementary School | 0% | 41.1% | 8.0% | 3.0% | 47.9% |