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Enrollment by Ethnicity: White was most represented background in Corinth School District in 2022-23 school year

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White students made up 48.9% of the 2,490 students enrolled in Corinth School District during the 2022-23 school year, making them the most represented ethnicity, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 3.5% decrease from the previous school year.

Corinth Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the district with 1,103 students.

A snapshot of Corinth School District showed 48.9% of students were white, 29.6% were Black, 12.9% were Hispanic, and 4.5% multiracial.

Corinth School District roughly covers three schools within Alcorn County and has a main office in Corinth.

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 Corinth School District

White [48.9%]Black [29.6%]Hispanic [12.9%]Ethnicities <5% [4.5%]
Enrollment in Corinth School District by Ethnicity in the 2022-23 School Year

SchoolAsian Enrollment %Black or African American %Hispanic of Latino %Multiracial %White %
Corinth Elementary School0%31.0%12.7%11.3%45.0%
Corinth High School0%28.8%13.7%5.2%52.3%
Corinth Middle School0%28.0%12.3%7.8%51.9%

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