NE Mississippi News

Of the 4,635 students enrolled in Monroe County schools in 2022-23 school year, 60.9% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Monroe County students.

This is a 0.5% decrease from the previous school year.

Countywide, Hatley High School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year.

A snapshot of Monroe County schools showed that 60.9% of the students were white, 35.2% were Black or African American, 1.0% were multiracial and 0.3% were Hispanic or Latino.

There are 10 schools within Monroe 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 %
Hatley High School	0%	4.9%	0%	2%	92.3%
Hamilton High School	0%	13.8%	0%	0%	82.4%
Smithville High School	0%	2.8%	0%	0%	94.3%
Amory High School	0%	37.3%	2.9%	0%	58.3%
East Amory School	0%	33.9%	0%	3.5%	60.5%
West Amory School	0%	32%	0%	4.5%	61.3%
Belle Shivers Middle School	0%	95.7%	0%	0%	0%
Aberdeen High School	0%	96.5%	0%	0%	0%
Amory Middle School	0%	35.7%	0%	0%	59.2%
Aberdeen Elementary School	0%	94.7%	0%	0%	4%