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

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White students made up 88.9% of the 3,375 students enrolled in Itawamba 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 0.3% decrease from the previous school year.

Itawamba Attendance Center had the highest enrollment in the district with 1,163 students.

A snapshot of Itawamba County School District showed 88.9% of students were white, 6.4% were Black, 2.5% were multiracial, and 0.4% Hispanic.

Itawamba County School District roughly covers six schools within Itawamba County and has a main office in Mantachie.

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 Itawamba County School District

White [88.9%]Black [6.4%]Ethnicities <5% [2.9%]
Enrollment in Itawamba County School District by Ethnicity in the 2022-23 School Year

SchoolAsian Enrollment %Black or African American %Hispanic of Latino %Multiracial %White %
Dorsey Attendance Center0%22.4%0%6.2%71.4%
Fairview Attendance Center0%0%0%5.1%94.9%
Itawamba Agricultural High School0%13.5%0%3.8%82.7%
Itawamba Attendance Center0%8.1%1.0%5.5%85.4%
Mantachie Attendance Center0%0%0%2.4%97.6%
Tremont Attendance Center0%0%0%5.5%94.5%

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