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Of the 2,725 students enrolled in Chickasaw County schools in 2022-23 school year, 51% were Black or African American, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Chickasaw County students.

This is a 0.6% decrease from the previous school year.

Countywide, Houston High School had the largest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2022-23 school year.

A snapshot of Chickasaw County schools showed that 51% of the students were Black or African American, 39.9% were white, 5.8% were Hispanic or Latino and 0.7% were multiracial.

There are eight schools within Chickasaw County.

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 %	Black or African American %	Hispanic of Latino %	Multiracial %	White %
Houston High School	0%	43.3%	9%	0%	45.9%
Houlka Attendance Center	0%	41.6%	4.1%	3.9%	50.4%
Houston Lower Elementary School	0%	40%	7.4%	0%	49.9%
Houston Middle School	0%	39.3%	7.7%	0%	49%
Houston Upper Elementary School	0%	41.1%	8%	0%	47.9%
Okolona Elementary School	0%	91.7%	0%	0%	4.4%
Okolona High School	0%	95.6%	0%	0%	0%
Okolona Middle School	0%	95.2%	0%	0%	0%